The spread of Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh is in a controlled stage, Health and Family Welfare Minister T.S. Singh Deo said on Saturday.
The Minister told the media that 80 to 87 percent of those found Covid positive have travelled inter-state and only 3 percent have had international travel.
He was countering the allegation by the BJP that the state government has failed to tackle the pandemic.
Singh Deo said the state government has been continuously working to increase the number of tests and control the spread of Covid-19.
The range of coronavirus testing has been increased due to which a larger number of patients are being detected, he said.
At the same time, around 80 percent of the patients have recovered through special care and treatment, the Minister said. It is a step towards controlling the spread of the coronavirus.
Chhattisgarh has recorded only 0.5 percent death rate due to Covid which he said is well among the least when compared to other states.
On the charges of deducting two days salary of the cleaning staff in the state’s biggest hospital, Dr B R Ambedkar Medical College Hospital, Singh Deo said the government is working to tackle the menace of epidemic with complete alertness.
Just for Covid control, the state government has allocated Rs 93 crore budget, he said.