New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that even small negligence on our part could spoil India's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Vardhan gave this message while referring to the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the pandemic.
"Let's join in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and write a success story against the pandemic," said Dr Vardhan.
India's positivity rate has come down to 8.19 percent on October 8 from 8.52 percent on September 21.
Seven states in India including Bihar, Mizoram, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Daman and Diu, and Himachal Pradesh have reported a positivity rate of less than 5 percent.
As many as 22 states and UTs have a positivity rate less than the national average. The cumulative positivity rate is 8.19 percent and is in a continuous decline.
More than 75 per cent of COVID recovery have been coming from 10 states including Maharastra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh among others. Whereas 10 states are also accounting 79 per cent of the new cases.
Ironically, 10 states and UTs from across India have been counting more than 82 percent of new deaths. States like Maharastra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh have registered maximum casualties in the last 24 hours.
Prime Minister Modi while launching a campaign against COVID-19 said that India's fight is people-driven and gets great strength from our COVID warriors.
"Our collective efforts have helped saved many lives. We have to continue the momentum and protect our citizens from the virus," said Modi in his message.
Meanwhile, 35 states and UTs across India have been performing more than 140 tests per day-per million population, as per advisory issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Also read: PM to launch 'jan andolan' for COVID appropriate behaviour today
India's national average of tests per day-per million population stands at 865. Interestingly, 13 states including Delhi, Karnataka, Goa, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha, Punjab, Haryana, Chhatisgarh have also crossed the national testing average.
Health Ministry statistics said that nearly 12 lakh tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours in the country taking the total test number up to 8.34 crore.
"Higher number of testing on a sustained basis has aided in bringing down the positivity rate. The sharp decline in national cumulative positivity rate has demonstrated that the rate of spread of infection is being contained," said the health ministry.
Higher testing across regions leads to early identification of positive cases, prompt tracking through efficient surveillance and tracing, and timely and effective treatment for severe cases.
Also Read: Gujarat is Modi's soul, says Rupani
