Big respite: Daily count of Covid cases falls under 600

Prayagraj: In a major respite, the graph of Covid cases in the Sangam city declined further in the past 72 hours as less than 1,000 cases weredetected each day since May 1. On Tuesday, city recorded less than 600 cases and eight Covid deaths.
While Monday (May 3) recorded 863 Covid cases and 12 Covid deaths, Sunday (May 2) saw 984 cases and 21 deaths. On Saturday, 1,145 cases and 23 deaths were reported.
As per the health department data, between April 26 and April 30, the district recorded 7,490 Covid cases, including 1,743 cases on April 26, 1,389 on April 27, 1,267 on April 29, 1,493 on April 28, and 1,598 on April 27.
Additional chief medical officer and nodal officer Dr Rishi Sahai told TOI, “The daily count of Covid cases has been below 1,000 for the past three days in Prayagraj. The recovery rate is 85% now in the district.
There are 9,197 active cases, of which 1,540 patients are in hospitals, while the rest are in home isolation.
The data shows a total of 89 Covid deaths in the last five days of April, including 25 on Apri 30, 21 on April 29, 22 on April 28 and 18 on April 27 and 13 April 26 .
Besides, as many as 4,790 Covid patients have recovered in the last three days, including 1,769 on May 1, 1,604 on May 2 and 1,597 on May 3. In the last four days of April, 2,210 patients recovered on April 30, 1,683 on April 29, 2,458 on April 28 and 1,626 on April 27.
While the graph of containment zones has increased to 249, the joint teams of police, health department, Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) and district administration are making efforts to curb the spread of Covid in the district.
Between April 22 and 26, as many as 10,010 Covid cases were reported, including 1,743 on April 26, 1,874 on April 25, 2,054 on April 24, 2,183 on April 23 and 2,156 on April 22. Besides, 9,505 patients recovered, including 1,399 on April 26, 1,821 on April 25, 1,807 on April 24, 2,309 on April 23 and 2,169 on April 22.
The district also recorded 64 Covid deaths between April 22 and 26, including 13 on April 26, 11 on April 25, 13 on April 24, 14 on April 23 and 13 on April 22.
Statistics of the health department show that the district started recording less than 2,000 Covid patients per day since April 25. Between April 15 and April 24, more than 2,000 cases were recorded per day.