COVID cases decline sharply in Vizag district
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As many as 184 individuals present process therapy for COVID-19 have recovered in the final 24 hours, whereas in the identical interval, the district reported 163 new COVID-19 cases, ending Thursday morning. The new cases take the cumulative tally to 1,49,297.
The dying toll has additionally elevated to 1,025 after yet one more individual succumbed to the virus in the meantime.
The variety of discharges/recoveries elevated to 1,45,669, whereas the energetic caseload got here all the way down to 2,603.
District Medical and Health Officer P. Surya Narayana mentioned that out of the full energetic cases, solely round 150 to 200 sufferers are being handled at hospitals together with the CSR block of King George Hospital (KGH) and Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), whereas the remainder of the cases are in residence isolation.
In an enormous respite for docs and well being employees, almost 55 hospitals out of round 80-odd hospitals offering therapy for COVID-19, haven’t any COVID-19 sufferers now, he mentioned.
Delta-plus scare
At a time when COVID-19 cases have been declining in the district, rumours of a ‘Delta-plus’ variant have began to floor on social media since Wednesday evening.
It was rumoured {that a} 51-year-old lady from Vambay Colony of Madhurawada who had examined COVID-19 constructive not too long ago, was contaminated by the Delta-plus variant.
However, Mr. Surya Narayana confirmed to reporters that it was the Delta variant, and never Delta-plus as was being claimed. He added that the lady is recovering properly and there’s no want for panic. He urged folks to not fall for rumours and take to social media and create a scare. When questioned why barricades have been put up in the realm as containment protocols have been now not being adopted, the DMHO replied that it was the locals who had organized the barricade for their very own security and in order to forestall any potential unfold of the virus.
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