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India has detected 131 more #COVID19 cases since 8 a.m. today, taking the total to 5,865, per MoHFW_India’s latest (5 p.m., Apr 9) update. >56% of cases have been detected in the last 6 days. Follow this thread:
With 5 patients having recovered since this morning and 3 having died, the key statistics as of this evening are:
Active cases: 5,218
Deaths: 169 (2.9%)
Recoveries: 478 (8.2%)
Total: 5,865
We are tracking cases here: https://corona.health-check.in/
Active cases: 5,218
Deaths: 169 (2.9%)
Recoveries: 478 (8.2%)
Total: 5,865
We are tracking cases here: https://corona.health-check.in/
Since last evening, 591 new #COVID19 cases have been reported--the second highest 24-hour increase so far. The highest increase was three days ago on April 6, when 704 new cases were reported
The @ICMRDELHI has expanded #COVID19 #testing criteria in ‘hotspots’, clusters & migrant gatherings or evacuee centres to test everyone with an influenza-like illness (ILI, or showing symptoms such as cough and fever)
https://icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/upload_documents/Strategey_for_COVID19_Test_v4_09042020.pdf
https://icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/upload_documents/Strategey_for_COVID19_Test_v4_09042020.pdf
Until April 8, India had tested 130,000 samples, of which 5,734 were positive, ICMR revealed.
Rajasthan (383 cases & 3 deaths so far) will ramp up testing to quarantine & isolate patients quickly, said CM Ashok Gehlot. Following the “Bhilwara model” of strict lockdown & widespread testing, the state has reported a 312% increase in cases in April https://twitter.com/ashokgehlot51/status/1248193364115124227
Total #COVID19 samples tested in India nearly doubled in the 8 days of April. Yet, India is conducting fewer tests (95 per million people) compared to Italy (13,363), UK (4,248), US (6,359). Our story compared testing among Indian states: https://www.indiaspend.com/states-that-are-testing-more-are-detecting-more-cases-data-show/
Since 8 a.m. today, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has detected the most cases (49), followed by Madhya Pradesh (30) & Haryana (22), per MoHFW_India’s latest (5 p.m., Apr 9) update. Telangana & Jharkhand detected 15 & 9 cases today, resp.
Maharashtra continues to have the most cases (1,135), followed by Tamil Nadu (738), Delhi (669) & Telangana (442).
All 3 deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh, taking its toll to 16 deaths--the second highest nationwide and the same as Gujarat. At 72, Maharashtra has the most #COVID19 deaths.
Mizoram, which has had only 1 confirmed case, has not reported another case in 2 weeks to April 9, per available data. Overall, 5 northeastern states--Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura--have reported cases. Across India, 31 states & UTs have.
Nearly 1 in 4 #COVID19 patients in Maharashtra between the ages of 61 and 80 has died, an analysis of 860 cases and 52 deaths by the state govt has found. 38% of the 20,877 tests were conducted in pvt labs https://twitter.com/Maha_MEDD/status/1248156898894811136?s=20
Odisha, which has 42 cases, has become the first state to extend the 21-day nationwide lockdown, which was to tentatively end on Apr 14. The state has extended it to Apr 30 & recommended the Centre do so as well https://twitter.com/CMO_Odisha/status/1248148154161061889
Hyderabad has identified #COVID19 hotspots for lockdown to contain spread, after UP & Delhi sealed districts and hotspots yesterday. Hyderabad had 161 cases as per the April 8 state health dept update
On the other hand, Kerala, after containing the increase in cases, has recommended that “lockdown can be relaxed district-wise in three phases starting from the 15th of April 2020”. Kerala has 345 active cases & has reported 2 deaths so far: https://bit.ly/2JTVbWt
39% of India’s 736 districts had reported #COVID19 cases as of 9 a.m. on Apr 6, @MoHFW_INDIA’s data show. All 11 districts in Delhi & more than one-third of the districts in UP have reported at least one case. https://corona.health-check.in/District-wise-cases
Control measures like lockdown have reduced #COVID19 reproduction no. to <1, new study in China published in the Lancet has shown, warning that premature relaxation of “non-pharma intervention” (read containment measures) can cause 2nd wave of infection https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30746-7/fulltext
In a March 25 order, the National Blood Transfusion Council has recommended that blood collection & voluntary blood donation be “continued judiciously” during the lockdown. Read our story on shortage of blood due to #COVID19 and the #lockdown https://www.indiaspend.com/covid-19-lockdown-causing-further-shortage-at-blood-banks/
. @MoHFW_INDIA released a note on April 8 on countering prejudices against people & communities, social isolation & stigma. Read our interview with Sukesh G, a psychiatrist treating #COVID19 patients in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district https://www.indiaspend.com/covid19-those-in-isolation-need-support-to-deal-with-stress-guilt-fear-and-stigma/
The Centre has approved a Rs 15,000 cr ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response And Health System Preparedness Package’, per an Apr 7 @MoHFW_INDIA order. It will support procurement of essential medical equipment, consumables & drugs, surveillance, among others https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/DOASMDCOVID19MD.pdf
Indian Railways is making 80,000 isolation beds in 5,000 coaches. It has converted 3,250 coaches till now. A high level meeting of a group of ministers discussed the supply of PPEs, ventilators & N-95 masks today. https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1248205330330177536
Only those who have been prescribed #hydroxychloroquine should use it--based on norms & protocol, said Lav Agarwal, @MoHFW_INDIA, during a press conf on Apr 9, adding that it can be “dangerous” to people with cardiac irregularities https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1248210744023236609
Global death toll due to #COVID19 is ~90,000 & ~1.5 mn have been infected, as per Apr 9 data from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The US has the most cases at 432,438 followed by Spain (152,446): https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Coronavirus Monitor is tracking all confirmed cases & deaths due to #COVID19 in India, as well as patients discharged after treatment. For now, we are using updates from @MoHFW_INDIA and @ICMRDELHI #COVID19 #CoronavirusOutbreak https://corona.health-check.in/
The Monitor is also mapping testing centres for #COVID19, based on ICMR updates. As of April 8, India had 139 govt testing centres & 65 private ones. We will update the map as more centres are added: https://corona.health-check.in/testing-centres
Read our extensive #COVID19 coverage, including ground reports, interviews and analyses, here: https://www.indiaspend.com/corona-coverage
