There is some respite for the people of the district as cases of Coronavirus have started to come down. On the one hand, while the recovery rate of the underprivileged has been better than before, the positivity rate has also come down. The latest figures are going to provide relief to the public as well as the health department, but the precaution is still necessary to continue. District Magistrate Dr. Ajay Shankar Pandey said that the recovery rate is continuously improving in the district. Now, the recovery rate of Corona afflicted patients has reached 91 percent. A month ago, the recovery rate in the district was 82.39 percent, while it was 86 percent about 15 days ago.
According to the Health Department, the positivity rate has also come down significantly. In the first fortnight of October, the positivity rate has fallen to 3.7 percent while, for the entire corona period, the positivity has reached 4.4 percent. Similarly, the death rate of corona has also come down. At present, the death rate due to corona in the district is just 0.48. The figure was 0.65 percent a month ago. While the number of corona cases is declining, the severity of the cases is also decreasing. Health Department officials believe that this positive results are being achieved due to the vigilance of the public as well as the speed of contact tracing and investigation.
A total of 3.68 lakh corona tests have been conducted so far in the district. About one lakh Tests have been conducted during the last one month. According to Health Department data, 62000 tests have been done in the first fortnight of October. Of these, 2290 positive cases have been reported. By the evening of 14 October, the number of positive cases in the district had increased to 16,689. A month ago i.e. till September 14, the number of positive cases in the district was 11, 230. That is, in the last one month, less than five and a half thousand cases have been reported in the district. There have been a total of seven deaths in the district during this one month.
District figures show that the corona has started to decline, but remember, there is still a need to take precautions. Get out of the house wearing a mask Follow social distancing and go to public places only when it is very important. Along with this, take special care of food and physical exercise to keep the immunity strong, district health officials say..