COVID-19 boom continues: Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab account for 76.48% of total active cases in the country

According to data released by the Ministry of Health, three states – Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab – account for 76.48% of India’s total active cases, recovering 39,726 new COVID-19 cases across the country on Friday, 20,654 and in the last 24 hours 154 people died. .

“Some states of the country are reporting an increase in new COVID-19 cases daily. Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh together account for 80.63% of the new daily cases.

It added that Maharashtra continued to report the highest number of new cases daily, out of 25,833 (65% of daily cases) cases. This was followed by 2,369 in Punjab and 1,899 in Kerala. India’s total active caseload is 2.71 lakhs (2,71,282) as of Friday.

The release said that the country’s cumulative recovery stood at 1,10,83,679 on Friday with a national recovery rate of 96.56%.

Sixteen states / union territories have not reported any COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These include – Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.

IMA Appeal

Meanwhile, the India Medical Association (IMA) said in a release on Friday that it was painful to note that despite adequate health care, infrastructure encroachments, public awareness and stringent measures to mitigate the coronavirus virus epidemic in India Was a continuation. A spike in events across the country in forecasting the start of the second wave.

“We urge everyone to come forward with more dedicated testing, trace and follow appropriate protocols for treatment without falling prey to unscientific selfish propaganda of certain drugs and procedures,” the release noted.

The association’s national president, J.A. When questions were sent to the Central Drug Standards Control Organization via RTI, it replied that no certificate or permission had been given for the use of coronil for the treatment of COVID-19. ”

He said that while the IMA acknowledged and respected the valuable contribution of pure Ayurveda medicines, “it would be dangerous for infected people to use it only as a curative medicine.” In epidemics, we need to be extra vigilant because any false disease will increase the spread of the disease. Everyone should undergo COVID-19 vaccination and adopt the principles of COVID-19 appropriate practices, such as physical hygiene, hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, and proper masking to prevent people from spreading the infection. ”