Raipur: Health minister TS Singh Deo has given
instructions to test 40,000 samples per day in view of increasing cases of
corona infection in the state besides instructing to increase number of beds
with oxygen facility in Covid hospitals.
He gave the instructions chairing a meeting held
here on Wednesday at State Level Covid-19 Command and Control Center to review
progress of corona vaccination and arrangements being made to control Covid-19
in state
The health minister directed officials concerned to encourage
citizens above 45 years of age in large numbers to get their vaccination done
in the third phase of corona vaccination programme starting from April 1 and to
ensure all necessary arrangements by increasing the number of vaccination
sessions in line with the target. A target has been set to vaccinate 58.67 lakh
people of this age group in the state.
Deo reviewed the facilities available at Covid
Hospitals and Covid Care Centers, Home Isolation System, Oxygen Supply, ICU and
HDU facility, vaccination preparations as per the new target and contact
tracing of the infected for the treatment of corona infections. He directed to
take action on violation of protocol by patients being treated while in home
isolation. He also inquired about the progress of four new virology labs being
set up in Korba, Mahasamund, Kanker and Korea.
Health Department Additional Chief Secretary Renu G Pillai, Secretary Shehla Nigar, Commissioner Dr CR Prasanna, Director of Health Services Neeraj Bansod, National Health Mission Director Dr Priyanka Shukla and Managing Director of CGMSC (Chhattisgarh Medical Service Corporation) Karthikeya Goyal were also present in the meeting.
Corona vaccination officer in charge Dr Priyanka
Shukla told in the meeting that a total of 18.62 lakh doses of Corona vaccine
have been given so far in the state. Over 10.43 lakh citizens above 60 years of
age and people with comorbidity from 45 years to 59 years have been given first
dose of vaccine. Besides, 2.89 lakh health workers have been given the first
dose of vaccine against Covid-19 and second dose to 1.84 lakh. Similarly, 2.26 lakh
frontline workers have been given the first shot and 1.18 lakh have been given
second shot. An average of 30, 588 samples have been tested daily in the state
between March 24 and March 30 to for identification of corona infection.
