Covid-19 cases rise in the state!
The cases of Covid-19 and the deadly virus have been incessantly increasing in the country.
The Centre today asked all states and Union territories to ensure high level of testing in areas reporting new or clusters of COVID-19 cases while emphasizing the need to follow the five-fold strategy of combating the disease.
This strategy is test-track-treat, vaccination, and Covid appropriate behavior.
In a letter to the states/UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in the past two weeks, an upsurge in cases has been noticed even as there has been a sustained and significant decline in the number of cases across the country during the past four months.
In the week ending June 8, 4,207 average daily new cases were reported as compared to 2,663 average daily cases in the week ending June 1, he highlighted in the letter.
There has also been an increase in the weekly positivity rate from 0.63 per cent (week ending June 1) to 1.12 percent (week ending June 8.
Given the significance of adequate testing in early identification of cases and providing an accurate picture of the level of infection spread, it is required that states/UTs must ensure a high level of testing in all such areas that are reporting new cases/cluster of cases," he said.
The health secretary also advised the states and Union territories (UTs) to monitor average daily testing per million as well as a share of RT-PCR in total tests conducted.
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