Remains 9.81% in past week compared to 4.84% in October
The rate of people testing positive for Covid in the district is on the rise ahead of Diwali. The test positivity rate has more than doubled during the past week compared to last month.
The positivity rate was recorded at 9.81 per cent between November 5 and 11 while it was 4.84 per cent in October.
Sampling goes down
At a time when daily Covid cases are going up, test figures have dropped. On an average, around 650 samples were taken daily during the past one week compared to around 800 samples per day in October.
No deaths in five days
In what could be a relief for the Health Department, the district has witnessed no Covid death in the past five days. However, the district’s mortality rate stands at 1.51 per cent, which is still above the state and national average.
As many as 4,554 samples were collected in the past one week, of which 447 came out positive.
In October, around 23,879 samples were collected for Covid testing of which 1,158 were found positive.
As markets are decked up ahead of the biggest festival of year in India, the health administration is taking special measures, including launching a sampling drive in congested markets and educating people on importance of mask and social distancing to shield themselves from the infection, to combat Covid.
The Panchkula Civil Surgeon, Dr Jasjeet Kaur, said to arrest the growth of Covid-19 in the district, they had taken concrete steps such as launching a special sampling drive in congested markets (thronged by citizens for Diwali shopping), deploying volunteers, distributing masks and installing Covid-awareness hoardings across the city.
