- NEW DELHI — India's active Covid case tally crossed the 6,000 mark with 769 new
infections being reported in the last 48 hours, according to the Union health
ministry data released on Sunday.
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- Kerala continues to be the most affected state, followed by
Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi, according to the ministry.
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- Due to the rising Covid cases, the Centre is conducting mock
drills to check facility-level preparedness and has instructed all states to
ensure availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators, and essential
medicines, official sources had said.
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- There are 6,133 active Covid cases in India, and six more
deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, the ministry said. Official
sources have maintained that most cases are mild and managed under home care.
Also read: Gujarat reports 167 new Covid-19 cases; country's active case tally nears 5,000
Since January this year, 65 deaths have been reported in the
country. There were a total of 257 active patients in the country on May 22.
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- A series of technical review meetings were held on June 2
and 3 under the chairpersonship of Dr Sunita Sharma, Director General of Health
Services, to evaluate the Covid situation and preparedness measures.
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- Representatives from the Disaster Management Cell, Emergency
Management Response Cell, National Centre for Disease Control, Indian Council
of Medical Research, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, central
government hospitals in Delhi, and all states and Union Territories were part
of the meeting.
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- Official sources on June 4 said state and district
surveillance units under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme are
closely monitoring Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory
Illness (SARI).
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- "Testing is recommended for all admitted SARI cases and
5 per cent of ILI cases as per guidelines, and positive SARI samples are sent
for Whole Genome Sequencing through the ICMR VRDL network, " an official
source said.
