Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday said Haryana has performed outstandingly in Covid-19 management, however, the officers concerned need to be cautious owing to the upcoming festive season.
Bhalla was holding a review meeting to tackle the Covid-19 crisis in the National Capital Region, a statement issued by the state government said.
In the meeting, Haryana Chief Secretary, Keshni Anand Arora apprised that the Haryana Government is closely monitoring the cases of coronavirus and specified that the state has been emphasizing on RT-PCR testing and rapid antigen testing to deal with the crisis, as a result of which the condition of the districts falling under the National Capital Region is improving.
She said that the ratio of RT-PCR testing and rapid antigen testing in the state is 65:35 respectively and all corona symptomatic patients are undergoing RT-PCR testing. The state has focussed on contact tracing and clinical management besides conducting several public awareness activities and providing testing facilities for COVID-19 management. She further informed that active contact tracing within a span of 72 hours is being done through special cells in the districts.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Rajeev Arora said the rate of testing in the state is 68,244 per million while the rate of testing in districts falling in the National Capital Region of the state is 1,04,423 per million. Likewise, in the National Capital Region, the positivity rate of corona cases is 6.31 and the recovery rate is 84.52 per cent while the fatality rate of corona infected patients is 0.91 percent.
Sharing the steps taken to augment sample testing, he said that the number of flu clinics have been increased other than engaging Ayush doctors for collecting samples of patients.
He said that a protocol has been developed according to which the patients with mild symptoms shall remain in Home Isolation while the health of such patients is being monitored by the Department on the phone and by teams visiting the patients on every alternate day.
Moreover, oxygen cylinder facility is being provided along with other facilities in medical colleges and Covid Care Centres.