Chhattisgarh sees two thousand new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours.

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Raipur. In Chhattisgarh, 2502 corona patients have appeared in 24 hours. The maximum number of new cases are from Raipur. Advocate General Satishchandra Verma is also positive. At the same time, Rajnandgaon Mayor Hema Deshmukh along with her husband former Mayor Sudesh Deshmukh family got infected. Congress District President Subir Chhabra has also been found positive. The collector has issued orders to impose night curfew from Sunday.

The first death occurred on Sunday during the third wave in Janjgir. A 68-year-old woman has died of corona infection. After getting infected, the woman became paralyzed. Four jawans have been found infected at Chargaon CAF camp in Koylibeda, Kanker. All the soldiers are quarantined in the camp itself. Apart from this, two members of the Kanker royal family have also tested positive. Given the increasing infection in the district, the schools from class 1 to 8th in Kendriya Vidyalaya are now closed. However, schools will remain open for children from class 9th to 12th.

Coronavirus infection is increasing 13 times faster in Chhattisgarh. On Sunday, PHE Minister Rudra Guru also tested positive. Seven people of the PHE Minister’s staff also got the report positive. 

On Saturday, the state had three thousand four hundred fifty five new cases. The number of people sick from Coronavirus in the state has increased to 13066. Virology lab staff and many doctors treating it have also come in the grip of this infection. Health Minister TS Singhdeo’s coronavirus report came negative on Saturday. There was some increase in coronavirus cases from the second week of December. On January 1, 23 thousand 590 samples were tested in the state. 279 new cases were reported that day. One person died. The total number of active corona patients in the state has gone up to one thousand 17. From that day onwards, Corona gained momentum. On 7 January, 3 thousand 455 people were found infected in the investigation of 46 thousand samples. Now the infection rate of Coronavirus is 7.43%. 

The administration has arranged Four thousand beds in 117 government and private hospitals given the widespread infection of corona in Raipur district. At present, patients affected by corona are being treated in 111 of these beds. 4 thousand 736 beds are vacant. At present, 614 general beds, 2 thousand 520 oxygenated beds, 541 HDU beds, 681 ICU beds and 380 total ventilator beds are vacant in government and private hospitals in the district.

With the increase in infection, inquiries regarding home isolation have increased. Patients willing to stay in home isolation can register themselves at homeisolation.cgcovid19.in. Home-access medicines will also be made available to Coronavirus infected patients living in home isolation. Similarly, information can be obtained from governmenthealth.cg.gov.in for the status of beds in government and private hospitals in any district of the state.

The control room for Raipur district has started its work. People who want a Coronavirus test, isolation facility, hospital facilities, ambulance, doctor’s consultation or other medical related information, can call the toll free number of the control room. You can contact at 78801-00331, 77124-45785, 78801-00332.