Jhansi Covid recovery rate surpasses that of country

Jhansi: Jhansi has surpassed the average national recovery rate of 68% as it recorded 79.93% Covid recovery rate on Wednesday.
As many as 72 new positive cases out of the total 3,549 samples tested in a single day, and one Covid death were reported in the district on Wednesday.
As per Jhansi DM Andra Vamsi, the district’s Covid tally has reached 2,890, of which 2,175 have been discharged till now including 87 discharged on Wednesday. Presently, active cases have reduced to 498. Of these, 47 are symptomatic—19 severe, 4 moderate and 24 mild. Number of Covid deaths reported so far is 82. CFR is 2.8. At present, 135 patients are in home isolation in the district.
A meeting was held to evaluate the Covid situation at Vikas Bhawan on Wednesday under the supervision of MD, UP Jal Nigam, Vikas Gothanwal, who is also the nodal head of the district for Covid-19. During the meeting, he said that he was satisfied with the progress in surveillance being carried out by Nagar Nigam urban as well as rural areas. Gothanwal stressed on completing all the arrangements required for starting the plasma bank at Jhansi Medical College as soon as possible. He also enquired about the progress in contact tracing of Covid positive patients.