Gurugram: City reported 1,178 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, an increase of 85% of 634 cases reported on Tuesday and nearly four times the new infection added to 1.
New cases reported in the first five days of January (2,928 ) More than double the total number of December (1,264).
Spike Wednesday was the highest since May 18 last year, during the second wave, when 1,247 people have tested positive.
The number of active cases in Gurugram has now reached 3,418.
However, the amount of hospitalization remains low.
Only 19 patients in institutional care, according to the Ministry of Health.
The rest is in house isolation.
One hospitalized patient was undergoing the treatment of Bilevel of Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP), while 11 was on oxygen support.
Seven other so far does not require oxygen support.
Only one of the inpatients is less than 30 years old.
The remaining 60-plus.
According to the Ministry of Health, all 19 patients have comorbidities.
Covid’s inpatient level is 1.6% at this time.
The daily level of peposititivity, which is at 5% on January 1, has increased to 12%.
The Ministry of Health plans to increase testing, which has stepped over the past week, up to 10,000 per day.
On December 30, the city conducted a test of 5,777.
On Wednesday, 9,517 tests were carried out.
With the number of active cases that are expected to increase sharply in the coming days, the Health Department on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines with shorter home isolation times.
According to the revised policy, the patient in house isolation will now ‘run out’ after seven days have passed since a positive test if they are not fever for three consecutive days.
The quarantine period is at least 10 days before.
No need to retest after the period of the house isolation is over.
The asymptomatic contact of infected individuals does not need to undergo covid tests and must monitor their health in the quarantine of the house, according to the guidelines.
“This time, the case will spread like fire.
The active case has crossed a sign of 3,000.
We have changed the norm of house isolation.
Those who have mild or asymptomatic symptoms must remain in the insulation of the house for seven days.
No need to retest itself so the isolation period ends and They will be considered negative.
We will do more than 10,000 tests per day to isolate the case at the beginning, “said the medical head Virender Yadav.
According to the revised guidelines, direct medical attention must be sought if serious signs or symptoms of infection develop, including unresolved high-grade fever (more than 100 ° F for more than three days), difficulty breathing, dip in the level of oxygen saturation becomes less From 93%, persistent pain or pressure on the chest, mental confusion or severe fatigue and muscle pain.
The doctor said the patient recovered faster this time.
“Even though we witnessed a new surge in case, recovery time was also shorter than other surges.
Most of them have no severe symptoms and recovery by isolating themselves at home,” said Dr.
Manoj Goel, Director (Pulmonology) at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute .
Haryana reported 2,176 new cases on Wednesday, the most from Gurugram followed by Faridabad (259), Panchkula (171), Sonīpat (131) and Ambala (141).
At present, the state has 6,036 active cases.
It has carried out 44,010 tests in the last 24 hours and the level of participation is 5.28%.
There were no Covid deaths reported in the state on Wednesday.
176 people recovered, of which 71 were in Gurugram.
Haryana has a 97.9% recovery rate.
Minister of Health Anil Vij said the country “fully ready” to handle Covid waves.
“We have enough ICU beds and ventilators in each district,” he said, adding that Haryana had 84 oxygen factories in government hospitals and 54 in private hospitals.