Covid infections rising in Chandigarh: 78 in 5 days

CHANDIGARH : Within five days, 78 Covid-19 cases have been reported, with 24 on Sunday. The positivity rate has been above 1%. Weekly test positivity rate is 1. 72%.
There has been more than 50% rise over the last week. The national average weekly positivity rate has also increased from 0. 52% to 0. 73% from May 27.
There are seven patients on oxygen support, while only one patient on a ventilator. The active cases are 133. With the discharge of 15 patients on Sunday, the recovery count is 91241.
“Kerala and Maharashtra are again facing a rise in cases.
There is a concern for those who are not vaccinated or did not have any exposure,” said a public health expert. The vaccination coverage rate in the group of children still lags. As many as 68% of children between 12 years and 14 years of age are yet to be completely immunised against Covid, while 35% of the children between 15 years and 18 years of age have yet to get the second dose.
“The Covid norms are not being followed. So even if the new variants are not in circulation here, anyone can be vulnerable to infection or reinfection,” said a public health expert. He said, “In case an elderly or an immunocompromised patient gets the infection again, even if it's mild, there are concerns as the risk is high. ” The testing on an average since June 1 is 1,100 daily.