July 16: Karnataka logs 1,806 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths
Dakshina Kannada second major Covid-19 hotspot for a day
Bengaluru, Jul 16: Karnataka on Friday reported 1,806 new COVID infections and 42 deaths, pushing the caseload to 28,80,370 and death toll to 36,079, the health department said.
Active cases stood at 31,399.
As many as 2,748 patients recovered today, taking the total recoveries to 28,12,869.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.18 per cent and Case Fatality Rate 2.32 per cent, the department said.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 411 infections, highest among all the districts of the state whereas there were 10 deaths. The city has so far reported 12,21,371 infections and 15,781 deaths.
There were 12,376 active cases.
Dakshina Kannada remained second major COVID-19 hotspot with 225 infections and 10 fatalities.
According to the health department bulletin, Mysuru reported 174 fresh infections, Hassan 138, Shivamogga 110 and Udupi 105.Other districts too reported new cases.
Fifteen districts reported fatalities, while Bagalkote, Ballari, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara, Udupi and Vijayapura recorded zero deaths.
The state conducted 1,52,908 COVID tests including 1,22,758 RT-PCR tests and other methods.
So far 3.66 crore tests were done cumulatively.
There were 1,88,908 inoculations done on Friday taking the total vaccinations to 2.68 crore, the department added.
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
