On 15 days this month, Ghaziabad did not report a single Covid case

NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: No new Covid cases were reported in Ghaziabad on 15 days this month. So far, the district has detected 21 cases with an average of around 3,850 daily tests. The positivity rate for August is 0.02%. There are four active cases in Ghaziabad, while two patients are in hospitals, two others are in home isolation.
In Noida, no cases were recorded on six days this month.The district’s tally for the month is 42 and currently, there are 13 active cases. All patients are in home isolation. Officials said that in the past one month, most patients have reported mild infection and only a few needed critical care.
In Noida, officials said they are conducting around 4,000 tests daily and the current positivity rate is 0.06%. The health department is identifying and testing people who have travelled from other states and hotels, hospitals and residents’ associations have been asked to update the health department about such cases. As on August 15, 176 travellers have been identified, including 36 from high-risk states, and they have all been tested, officials said.
“Markets and most public places are open now. But we hope that people continue to take all precautions and get vaccinated at the earliest. We have been able to inoculate a large number of people but, there is a large floating population here. We have sufficient vaccine doses and we hope that everyone takes the shot,” said chief medical officer, Noida, Dr Sunil Sharma.
In Ghaziabad, over 96,000 tests have been conducted between August 1 and 25 with focus on travellers coming from high-risk areas. Ghaziabad district surveillance officer RK Gupta said: “Last month, 65 cases were reported and more than 1.3 lakh tests had been conducted. So far this month, we have conducted nearly one lakh tests. Most were RT-PCR tests.”
In terms of vaccination numbers, in the first week of August, Gautam Budh Nagar was ahead of all districts in the state and had vaccinated about 88% of its eligible population with the first dose. Around 20% of the population has taken the second shot. Gautam Budh Nagar has 15.89 lakh people over 18 years.
Ghaziabad has a target population of 23 lakh and around 15 lakh people have already got their first dose.