779 persons test positive in ernakulam
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Maximum number of 44 cases reported from Thrikkakara; 50 active clusters in district
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Maximum number of 44 cases reported from Thrikkakara; 50 active clusters in district
Ernakulam recorded 779 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and the active caseload has risen to 6,532.
The maximum number of cases were reported from Thrikkakara, with 44 people testing positive. This was followed by Edappally with 41 new cases. Edathala and Kalamassery registered 21 new cases each, while Pallipuram saw 20 cases. One police officer tested positive.
There are 50 active clusters in the district, according to officials on the district surveillance team. Of them, 46 are institutional clusters where people at an establishment or office have tested positive. Two are large community clusters where more than 50 people have tested positive.
Testing and contact tracing to be intensified in the region from today
Thrikkakara recorded another spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 50 persons testing positive in the region.
The district registered 842 new cases and a positivity rate of 9.04%. The positivity rate on Sunday saw a slight drop from a rate of 10.22% on Saturday.
The highest number of active cases in the district is in the age category of 40 to 50 years, with 853 people in the age bracket recovering from the infection. This is followed by 836 people between the ages of 20 and 30 years, and 835 people between 30 and 40 years. Active cases also include 748 people between the ages of 50 and 60 and 439 people between the ages of 60 and 70.
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April 11, 2021 13:12 IST
Covishield, which constitutes around 90% of the doses administered in India, is facing serious supply constraints
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Lockdown would be imposed only if the health infrastructure collapses, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on April 11, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal
Covishield, which constitutes around 90% of the doses administered in India, is facing serious supply constraints
Amidst complaints of vaccine shortages raised by several States, India crossed a milestone of administering 10 crore doses as on Saturday. The Health Ministry claimed that India had administered these doses within 85 days, faster than the United States 89 days and China s 103 days.
However, the 29 lakh doses administered within the last 24 hours were a significant decline from the 45 lakh doses an all-time record administered on April 5 (Monday). Since that high, the country’s daily vaccinations have seen a decline every day of t
Thoothukudi Collector forms 37 containment committees
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The teams will ensure that people adhere to COVIC-19 guidelines
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Police personnel collect ‘spot fine’ from a bike rider without face mask in Thoothukudi on Sunday.
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The teams will ensure that people adhere to COVIC-19 guidelines
Collector K. Senthil Raj has formed 37 special teams to monitor the standard operating procedure (SOP) laid out by the State government to contain Covid-19 in Thoothukudi district.
Each team will have officials from revenue, health and family welfare, sanitation and police departments and operate at corporation, municipality and panchayat levels.
Rapidity of transmission caught us unawares, says senior doctor
The day-to-day rise in fresh coronavirus infections in the city has led to beds filling up fast in major government hospitals in the city. In fact, a significant number of patients required oxygen support.
At the Government Medical College Hospital, Omandurar Estate, one of the earliest exclusive COVID-19 facilities in the city, 521 beds of the total 575 have been occupied. Of this, 337 patients were COVID-19 positive, while the remaining were patients with suspected symptoms of COVID-19.
“The cases are on the rise and the admissions are proportionate to it. Around two-third of the patients required oxygen. We are admitting persons who have comorbidities and those with significant lung involvement. We are seeing more young persons with lung involvement. We are also seeing sudden deterioration in patients, including the young,” R. Jayanthi, Dean of the hospital, said.