According to data on the Union Health Ministry’s website, of the 142 COVID cases reported in the country till 8 am on Tuesday, 115 were from Kerala.
According to the Union Health Ministry website, no deaths due to the virus were reported from Kerala in the last 24 hours. The number of people who were cured, discharged or migrated in the last 24 hours in the state after being diagnosed with the infection stood at 112.
Ernakulam has reported the maximum Covid-19 cases until now, followed by Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram.
With this, the total number of cases in Kerala in this category has risen to 68,36,979 to date.
She said that there was an increase in COVID cases in November also and following that ministerial level meetings were held to chalk out the measures to be taken. Giving details of the steps taken, the Minister said that instructions were issued for testing of those showing symptoms and to send their samples for genomic sequencing.
In addition, the number of COVID tests has been increased and a sufficient inventory of protective equipment and medicines has been ensured. In addition, from December 13 to 16, a simulated online training was held, in which 1,192 public and private hospitals participated, to ensure the availability of isolation rooms, oxygen beds, broad care equipment and ventilators, he said.
It also said that another high-level meeting under the minister’s leadership was held during the day to assess the COVID situation and the preparedness of the medical systems in the state.
The meeting ordered the provision of special amenities for COVID patients, the availability of isolation rooms, rooms, oxygen beds, intensive care beds and ventilators in hospitals, and the treatment of other inflamed people who are not seriously ill in the districts even without referring them. to a doctor. Colleges.
In addition, it was also ordered that in the case of a patient who tested positive for COVID, treatment be provided at the treating hospital itself. There are 1,957 oxygen beds, 2,454 ICU beds and 937 ICU beds with ventilators available in the state. according to the statement.
The minister also said that a large majority of the active cases were those suffering from mild symptoms and that, except for one, all the others who died recently due to the viral infection were over the age of 65 and suffered from comorbidities such as cardiac comorbidities. diseases, kidney disease, diabetes, and cancer. Recently, at least 12 Covid deaths were reported in the state. With the exception of one, all the others who succumbed to the disease were elderly.
Recently, 15 Indian passengers tested positive for JN. 1 at Singapore airport. This shows the presence of the JN. 1 subvariant in many parts of the country. The cases were first reported in the state, as it just happened. Fitness control facilities. It was transmitted to the Center. The same goes for Covid cases.