New Delhi: The second wave of Covid-19 is not over, the Ministry of Health Union warns on Friday, confirms that it is necessary to continue to follow the Covid protocol to close the second wave completely.
The ministry noted that 66 districts in the country reported more than 10 percent positive for the week ended July 8 8.
80 percent of new cases came from 90 districts – showing the need for attention focused in these areas, said Lav Agarwal, with the secretary in Ministry of Health, when overcoming a press conference.
“In the first wave, the peak of 97,894 cases was observed on September 17.
In the second wave, the peak of 4,14,188 cases recorded on May 7 – from 1-7 May, 3,89,803 cases reported on average, have fallen since then of 3 -9 July, 42,100 reported on average, “he said.
Agarwal also noted that 53 percent of these cases came from Maharashtra (21 percent) and Kerala (32 percent).
“There are 86 districts with less than 100 cases of everyday.
Eighty percent of new cases come from 90 districts – show the need for attention focused in these fields.
Sixty-six districts in India reported more than 10 percent of ponytitives for this week ended 8 July, “he added.
During the briefing, videos from Kempty Falls at Mussorie Uttarakhand’s, played where many people can be seen without masks and violating social distance protocols.
“Is it not an open invitation to the virus to infect us?” Agarwal asks after the video is played.
The Ministry of Health officials told that the 8.99 crore vaccine dose was given in April, 6.10 Crore in May and 11.97 Crore in June.
“At an average of 41.61 the dose of the lakh vaccine is being given now (every day),” he said.
Agarwal highlighted that several countries including Britain, Russia and Bangladesh witnessed a surge in Covid-19 infection.
“In other countries, we observed the surge in the case as a whole.
In the UK, during the Euro 2020 match, a sudden surge in the case was observed.
During the second wave peak, 59,000 cases were recorded in the UK.
Now the surge has been observed there.
England reported 20,000 Case every day on average, “he said.
“Russia saw the 3rd peak in cases.
During the peak of the second wave, around 28,000 were observed at an average of every day and now 23,000 cases were observed every day.
Bangladesh witnessed more cases on the third peak than the second peak.
Reported 7,000 cases On average during the second wave and now 9,000 are being recorded every day, “he added.
(With input from agency)