Less than 1k new cases in Gzb for 6th day in a row

Ghaziabad/Noida: Ghaziabad on Tuesday recorded seven deaths and 817 fresh Covid cases. With this, the total death toll increased to 337 and the district’s tally stood at 49,173. For the sixth consecutive day, the district recorded cases below the 1,000 mark.
About 131 deaths have been reported in the district this month and 999 patients were discharged from hospitals and home isolation on Tuesday. Altogether, 43,561 patients have recovered and discharged in the district. At present, there are 5,275 active cases. The recovery rate of Ghaziabad stands at 88.6% while the case fatality rate is 0.69%.
Meanwhile, Asha and Anganwadi workers among others surveyed over 1.37 lakh houses in rural areas during a five-day special campaign started on May 5. During the campaign, 3,808 individuals with symptoms were identified in the district. A free kit of medicine prepared by the health department was distributed to them.
Meanwhile, Gautam Budh Nagar on Tuesday recorded 1,229 new cases of Covid-19, taking the tally to 56,153 in the district. On the same day, the district saw 12 deaths and the toll now stands at 339. About 1,117 patients were discharged from hospitals or were able to beat the virus at their homes on Tuesday. So far, 47,474 people have recovered from Covid in the district.
To streamline the vaccination process, a team of 16 officials has been constituted. District magistrate Suhas LY said, “The idea is to supervise and streamline the vaccination process for those with appointments. Crowd management is important and so revenue department officials and other government employees will be deputed from Wednesday across the 16 vaccination centres.” A review was conducted on Tuesday evening and some health department employees were found absent without approval. Show cause notices will be issued to these officials said they could also be suspended in the coming days.