Covid-19 update: India's active cases cross 1.5 lakh-mark, 67 deaths reported in 24 hours
Premium- India on Saturday crossed 21,000-mark for the third day, reported 21,411 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Registering a continuous rise in Covid-19 cases, India on Saturday reported 21,411 fresh cases for the third consecutive day, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country reported 20,726 recoveries and 67 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry data revealed. The active cases in the country stands at 1,50,100 on Saturday and the daily positivity rate at 4.46%, the Health Ministry data further revealed.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha was told Friday that the Covid-19 case trajectory in some states is witnessing an upward trend since May but hospitalisation and death rates are low which can be attributed to immunisation efforts across India. Responding to whether the government has been conducting any study to find out the reasons for such a rise in cases, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said such "waxing and waning course of infection trajectory are not unusual for pandemics due to novel pathogens."
Pawar further informed that a number of factors, including unexposed and immunocompromised population, change in virus characteristics and waning immunity, tend to contribute to such phenomenon. "The current surge is associated with a lower rate of hospitalisation and deaths, which may be attributed to considerable efforts made towards Covid-19 immunization across the country," Pawar said in her written reply.
Notably, as of July 19, 2022, a total of 200.34 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to beneficiaries above 12 years of age. Pawar said, to reach out to the unvaccinated population, a communication strategy has been framed which is implemented by all states and Union Territories to raise awareness about the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines and address complacency, vaccine hesitancy as well as sustain vaccine confidence.
The Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 Campaign is implemented across the country from June 1 to July 31 to vaccinate those aged 60 and above due for the second dose and eligible for precaution dose through a door-to-door campaign. The Union Health Ministry provides requisite support to states to enhance their preparedness and response capacities against Covid-19, Pawar said. To better prepare India against public health emergencies, the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission has been launched with a ₹64,180 crore outlay to enhance the capacity of primary, secondary and tertiary health care facilities and institutes, she said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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