Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that despite the success being achieved in the efforts to control the Corona in the State, there is a need to persevere. Collectors should keep an eye on slums of district and conduct random tests and keep the fever clinics working effectively in the settlement of the district.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that immediately after taking positive cases in any area of the district, all necessary steps should be taken immediately by estimating the situation of the coming days. Chouhan was reviewing the Corona control and treatment efforts in the State today. It was informed in the meeting that the recovery rate of those recovering from Corona infection in the State is 51.3 per cent. It is continuously growing, which is a good sign. The highest recovery rate in the State is 63 per cent in Bhopal.
Testing, treatment, quarantine arrangement of Covid-19 is being done better in Bhopal. Keeping this condition, continuous attention is being paid to the containment areas. Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains and other officials were present in the video conference and the meeting.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that it is necessary to make supply system of essential commodities effective. Operation of testing and tracing work should be done continuously. The areas which are lockable should have control over the activities and the team of officers should remain active. Chief Minister Chouhan obtained information from Bhopal Commissioner, Collector, IG and DIG.
Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health and Family Welfare Mohammad Suleman informed that till May 24, 6,665 Corona cases have come up in the State, out of which 2967 are active cases. There are 3408 recovery cases among them. The recovery rate of the state is 51.3 per cent.
In Bhopal this percentage is 63. The order of doubling in the State is now coming on the 20th day, which is better than other States. Despite 294 positive cases on May 24, 141 cases have been recovered due to improvement in recovery rate. In 25 such districts in the State where more than 10 cases have been found, 4,640 people have been quarantined in their homes and 2,109 have been institutionally quarantined.
A total of 13.32 lakh people reside in 802 containment areas of these districts. No positive cases have been reported in the last 21 days in some districts of the State like Harda, Chhindwara and Alirajpur.
The first positive case has come to light in Narsinghpur. No case has been found in Katni district. Survey teams are active in the districts where active cases are being seen and necessary measures are also being implemented by various departments.