PM Modi to hold review meeting with CMs of 7 COVID high burden states, UT tomorrow

New Delhi, September 22 :
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high level virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of seven COVID high burden States and UT tomorrow to review the status and preparedness of COVID response and management.

More than 63 percent of the active cases of the country are concentrated in these seven States and UT. These are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab.

They also account for 65.5 percent of the total confirmed cases and 77 percent of the total deaths. Along with the other five States, Punjab and Delhi have reported an increase in the number of cases being reported recently.

Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi are reporting high mortality with more than 2 percent Case Fatality Rate. Other than Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, their positivity rate is observed to be above the national average of 8.52 percent.

Centre has been leading the fight against COVID in the country in effective collaboration and close coordination with the States and UTs. The Union Government is supporting them to ramp up the healthcare and medical infrastructure.

The clinical management capacities of the doctors manning the ICUs have been substantially upgraded through the e-ICU tele-consultation exercise undertaken by Health and Family Welfare Ministry in collaboration with AIIMS, New Delhi.

High level review with the States and UTs has ensured adequate availability of medical oxygen in the hospitals and COVID healthcare facilities.

Centre is also regularly deputing multi-disciplinary teams to States and UTs to support and handhold them in containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of the positive cases.