Gujarat Corona update 18 august 2020

Gujarat Corona update 18 august 2020

The Ministry of Health and the Policy Commission briefed on the situation of Corona in the country and the efforts of the government
The rate of infection has dropped from 10 per cent to 7.2 per cent, with active cases accounting for only 24 per cent of the total cases.
About 2 million people have recovered, 2.93 times more than active cases



Corona vaccine is being developed in India. The trial of the third phase of one of them, Covexin, will start tomorrow. Of the remaining two vaccines, one is in Phase-1 and the other in Phase-2. The Ministry of Health and the Policy Commission made the disclosure at a press conference on Tuesday.

6 main points of the press conference of the Ministry of Health

8 lakh 99 thousand 864 tests were done in the last 24 hours. This is the most tasting in a day. It will be increased to 10 lakhs.
An average of 55,000 patients are recovering every day in the country.
1.92 per cent deaths per day while 1.94 per cent deaths per week. Both figures are less than 2 percent.
The government has said that the infection rate has come down from 10 per cent to 7.2 per cent.
Active cases account for 24% of the total cases.
About 20 lakh people have recovered so far. The figure is 2.93 times higher than the active case.
The goal is to bring the mortality rate from Corona to 1 percent
Policy Commission member Dr. VK Pale said negligence has to be minimized. Masks, two yards apart must be taken care of. Must stop spitting on the roads. This will reduce the grip of the corona. Surveillance and containment should not be delayed. Our goal is to bring Corona's mortality rate below 1 percent.

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33 cases have been reported in Rajkot today. Corona virus is becoming a thing of the past in Rajkot. Another 20 patients died of corona on Tuesday. Of these, 17 patients have died in civil hospitals and 3 in private hospitals. The death toll is rising along with positive cases. The death toll in Rajkot has reached 136 in the last 10 days alone. The number of positive cases of corona in Rajkot district has also reached close to 4200. Rajkot's death rate is going up with patients coming from other districts. In the health screening of 1500 janitors, the report of 68 has come positive. 10 more cases have been reported in Gondal today. Another 53 cases have been reported in Jamnagar.