So far, more than 65 lakh people have received vaccine dose
Raipur, 17 May 2021. The condition of corona infection in Chhattisgarh is improving rapidly. A sharp decline in the rate of infection is being recorded in the state. On May 16, this figure was recorded at 9 percent, while the rate of infection reached 30 percent in the month of April. Similarly, the daily average testing has been 64 thousand 338 in the month of May as compared to 22 thousand 761 in the month of January. Vaccination work is also going on at a rapid pace in the state. Till May 16, a total of 65 lakh 38 thousand people had been given vaccine dosages in the state.
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel has said that with its concrete strategy, Chhattisgarh has not only overcome the second wave of Corona quickly, but is preparing extensively to eliminate the possibility of the third wave. Even if the third wave comes, it can be dealt with even more efficiently. He has said that at this time our entire emphasis is on preventing infection in rural areas and expanding testing, tracing and treatment facilities there.
Due to continuous monitoring and guidance being done by Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, facility of Trunat in 39 labs and RTPCR test in 15 is now being provided. With this, 6 new government labs are being prepared for RTPCR test in Balodabazar, Durg, Dantewada, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur and Korba. The antigen test is available up to the level of all primary health centers in the state, while testing capacity of 2 to 6 labs is also being increased by providing additional machines in each district.
Efforts being made in the state for corona infections have led to a sharp decline in the infection rate, the infection rate which was close to 30 percent in April has now come down to 9 percent. Last year, while an average of 4 to 5 contacts were being trained on Kovid infected patients, now the search and investigation of 7 contacts of every Kovid patient is being ensured which has helped a lot in preventing infection.
At present, 1019 settlement areas have been declared in the state where door-to-door testing is being done. There are 6 Medical Colleges and 37 Dedicated Covid Hospitals including AIIMS Raipur and a total of 154 Covid Care Centers in the state, along with Dedicated Covid Hospitals in each district of the state. The facility of 5294 beds in Government Dedicated Kovid Hospital and 16405 beds in Kovid Care Center has been provided. 9 thousand 596 beds have been provided in private Kovid hospitals. With this, a total of 1151 ventilators have been made available in 526 government and 625 private hospitals.
To increase the number of oxygenated beds, 18 new oxygen generation plants have been set up in the state, besides 6 plants are under process, out of which 3 plants will be set up in the next one week. A special teleconsultation hub has been set up at Raipur Medical College, through which telecom conferencing is being provided to all government dedicated Kovid Hospitals through video conferencing every day by the subject experts of the college from May 2020 onwards. Tele rounds are also taken if required.
Over 7.97 lakh people beat Corona so far in Chhattisgarh
At present, for the convenience of general patients, virtual OPD in Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Smriti Hospital Raipur. A facility has also been started. This facility is available daily from 10:30 am to 11:30 pm. During this time, medical advice will be given by experts from Department of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Department of Psychiatry. In future, if the number of patients increases, the doctors of other departments will also be available. Virtual OPD via link Can be joined. In Chhattisgarh, more than 7.97 lakh people have been cured of corona so far, out of which 1.40 lakh have been discharged from hospital and 6.57 lakh patients have completed the period of home isolation. Control rooms have also been set up in each district to monitor home isolated patients.
‘Vaccination of 4.77 lakh people in the age group of 18 -44 years’
According to the video conferencing of the Government of India on May 11, the state of Chhattisgarh ranks sixth in the entire country in awarding the first dose of Kovid-19 vaccine to the age group above 45 years. In the entire country, only Ladakh, Sikkim, Tripura, Lakshadweep and Himachal Pradesh are ahead of Chhattisgarh. If we talk about the coverage of the first dose of health care workers, then Chhattisgarh (99 percent) is third in the country.
Maximum 3.26 lakh persons were vaccinated in the state on 2 April 2021 and 2.92 lakh persons were vaccinated on 3 April. Till May 16, a total of 65.38 lakh beneficiaries have been given vaccine dosages in the state. In which a total of 4,77,044 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years were vaccinated. After vaccination on 16 May 2021, there are 6,48,810 doses out of the central government channel and 3,36,754 from the state government channel.
‘Recovery of Rs 3.44 crore from people who do not apply masks in public place’
For the prevention of Kovid-19 epidemic, a provision of a fine of Rs 500 has been made by the state government for not wearing masks in public places. From 25 February 2021 to 10 May 2021, Rs 3 crore 44 lakh was recovered from 2.22 lakh people of all districts.
