Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that there is a rapid increase in the recovery rate of Corona in the State, which has now increased to 82.5 percent. This has led to a continuous decline in the number of active Corona patients. There is a fall in 2,000 active Corona patients in the last four days.
At the same time, there is a sharp decline in death rate. The death rate of the last 15 days in the state is one percent, while the average death rate is 1.08 percent. There is constant improvement in the situation of Corona in all districts of the state. Adequate number of beds are available in all Covid hospitals of the state and oxygen and other medical supplies are also available in sufficient quantity.
Chouhan was reviewing the situation and arrangements of Corona in the state through video conferencing. Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, DGP Vivek Johri, Commissioner Public Relations Sudam Khade etc. were present in the meeting.
Chouhan said that at present there are 20 thousand 473 active Corona patients in the state. There has been a decrease of 524 active patients in the state in comparison to the previous day. As many as 2041 new Corona patients have been detected, while 2545 patients have recovered.
People are becoming more inclined towards home isolation, out of the total number of Corona patients in the state, 60 percent are in home isolation. Home isolation” patients are being constantly monitored in each district through “Command and Control Centers. In some districts, private doctors and clinics have also come forward to monitor patients in home isolation.
The Chief Minister directed that all the District Collectors should maintain constant communication with “Crisis Management Group” members and make every effort to control Corona infection with full cooperation of the public.
Chouhan directed the Home Department to prepare and release new guidelines for Durga Utsav. Clear instructions related to size of the pandals, height of Durga idols, nature of ceremonies etc. must be issued under the guidelines. Arrangements should be made to ensure that Corona infection does not spread under any condition.
The Chief Minister said that in many cases, Corona patients have been again tested positive despite being tested negative. Therefore, special care should be taken that Corona patients must remain in “home isolation” for a week even after being tested negative. The Chief Minister also directed the Health Department to issue a “Post Covid Care guideline.