Covid positivity rate on decline in district Samba: DC

SAMBA, MAY 25, 2021: Deputy Commissioner Samba, Anuradha Gupta today said that the district has witnessed a decline in positive Covid cases.
 “The positivity rate which at one time reached 13% has seen gradual decline and dropped to 2.26%.” the DC said while briefing the media about current status of covid-19 cases and measures taken to contain spread of the pandemic
The DC said the public of Samba has cooperated well and intimated the administration in time regarding suspected  cases. She said for intensive testing and sampling   mobile vans were deployed across the district which has greatly helped in containing the  Covid spread.
Elucidating further, she said the spread of Covid cases in rural Samba  was  a great concern as 60% of cases were reported from villages. “ Presently there are 2378 active positive cases of which  2280 asymptomatic persons  are in home isolation,  76 patients are under treatment in hospitals, while 20 are in Covid care centre” informed the DC samba.
She said that home isolation persons are being regularly monitored through cvoid control room established in DC office. They have been provided Covid management kits containing oximeters, medicines and tips on dos and don’ts.  She said that the health department is working round the clock to improve the recovery rate and bring complete halt to the spread of virus.
The DC  appealed the public to utilize helpline  to avail covid  care centre  facilities, testing at home and  also utilise the service of telemedicine.
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