Anti-Covid measures tightened in 9 states

These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura and Sikkim.

Several measures, including ramping up testing and vaccination, healthcare infrastructure planning and effective clinical management, are currently the focus in nine states reporting a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday.

These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura and Sikkim. 

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Arunachal Pradesh has a weekly positivity rate of 16.2 per cent (Jun 28-July 4), with continuous since the past four weeks. In Assam, cases are increasing in four of the 33 districts for the last four weeks and 29 districts have reported over 100 new cases in the week ending July 4. In Manipur, two of the 16 districts are showing a rise in fresh cases.

Nagaland has reported a positivity rate of over 10 per cent in the weeks ending June 13, June 20 and June 27, with a decline seen in the week ending July 4 (6.44 per cent). Meghalaya is still reporting a weekly positivity rate of 14.05 per cent (June 28-July 4) and eight of its 11 districts are reporting a positivity rate of over 10 per cent.

Although cases declined in Kerala, two of its 14 districts saw a rise. All districts have reported over 200 daily cases in the week ending July 4, he added. Three Odisha districts reported a weekly positivity rate of over 10 per cent from June 28 to July 4.

Meanwhile, India added 43,733 new cases and 930 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday morning. 

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3,06,63,665
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in india so far

4,04,211
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

4,59,920
Total no. of active cases in India

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