24.19% of Punjab’s population has been infected by COVID-19, says sero-survey
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CM directs Health Department to include the ends in technique for vaccine roll-out.
A complete of 24.19% of Punjab’s population has been infected by COVID-19, in response to the second sero-survey performed in 12 districts of the State, Hussan Lal, State Health Secretary, mentioned on Friday.
Mr. Lal, sharing the findings of the survey, which was performed in randomly chosen districts and populations, knowledgeable a high-level assembly chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh {that a} whole of 4,678 individuals have been interviewed and their blood samples collected. “Of these, 1,201 tested IgG reactive, of which only 4.03% were symptomatic and 95.9% were asymptomatic,” he mentioned, in response to a authorities assertion.
He mentioned city areas confirmed a positivity fee of 30.5%, whereas rural areas reported 21% positivity. “Ludhiana, with 54.6% total positivity and 71.7% urban positivity, was found to be the worst hit, followed by Ferozepur, Jalandhar and SAS Nagar (Mohali). Female positivity was found to be higher in both urban and rural areas. Each district was assigned the task of completing a sample size of 400, with 200 from rural areas and 200 from urban areas,” Mr. Lal mentioned.
The Chief Minister directed the Health Department to include the outcomes of the second sero-survey within the State’s technique for the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, in order that the high-risk population is roofed first.
The assertion mentioned that moreover one State-level vaccine retailer, 22 district vaccine shops and 127 block-level vaccine shops are being ready for the roll-out of the vaccine in Punjab, which can even have 570 chilly chain factors. “Besides one walk-in freezer at Ferozepur, the government of India has decided to provide one more at Chandigarh. In addition, the State will have one walk-in cooler each at Amritsar, Hoshiarpur and Ferozepur, with more to be received from the Centre. In addition, the State has 1,165 Ice Lined Refrigerators and 1,079 Deep Freezers,” it added.
Meanwhile, amid complaints of mass violations of COVID-19 curbs at weddings and events, the CM ordered restrictions limiting indoor gatherings to 100 individuals and out of doors gatherings to 250 individuals, with the extension of evening curfew from 10 p.m. to five a.m. in all cities and cities, until January 1, 2021. The evening curfew was earlier imposed from December 1 to December 15.