LUCKNOW: Amid the quickly diminishing second wave, as many as 34 districts in the state recorded less than 10 cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. The 34 districts form 45% of the state’s total area. A look at the official Covid-19 bulletin also indicated that two districts -- Kanpur Dehat and Sravasti -- saw zero Covid cases, while Kaushambi, Hamirpur, Kasganj, Chitrakoot, Kannauj, Mau, Sambhal saw just one case each.
Additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad told TOI that as many as 1,175 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the state in the past 24 hours, while 3,646 persons recovered in the same duration.
He added that the state’s recovery rate increased to 97.4% with further improvement in Covid-19 situation. Prasad stated that the loss of 136 lives in the past 23 hours took the toll to 21,031.
Meanwhile, a resource of 110 master trainers in paediatric health issues is being raised in the state in wake of the anticipated third wave. Being prepared by a panel of experts from King George’s Medical University, AIIMS Rae Bareli and GIMS Noida, these master trainers will mentor doctors, nurses and other support staff in their districts over the next few weeks. “The training module has been developed on the instructions of chief minister
Yogi Adityanath who has launched a campaign to prepare the state for the impending third wave so that people of the state suffer the least at the hands of the virus which is changing its form,” an official statement issued by the state government said.
Taking stock of the situation, the government directed the health department to ensure that the work force comprising doctors, nurses and support staff is readied in the next three-four weeks. “Since children are feared to be at the receiving end of the anticipated third wave, the required human capital is being readied,” said Additional chief secretary, information, Navneet Sehgal.