Covid 19 report of 27th April 2020... 1396 new cases in India and 1150 tests in Bengal on a day.

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 27 April 2020: The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across 185 countries and territories. Today is the thirty-fourth day of India’s nationwide lockdown started from 14th April 2020, which has been extended till May 3 and may be extended in many states. 

Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases in India . Globally, the United States, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK are the most-affected countries. 

Government of India is taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenge and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID-19 the Corona Virus. 

A study, conducted by researchers at the Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), Johns Hopkins University, and Princeton University, has modeled the impact of the 21-day lockdown on the spread of COVID-19 in India before, during, and after the lockdown is lifted. Since then, the lockdown has been extended till 3rd May 2020, with guidelines from the Government of India regarding tightened and relaxed restrictions.

The analysis is based on four scenarios:

1. Baseline, in which the disease continues to spread with no lockdown, social distancing, or other intervention and no change in transmission rate. R0* = 2.66 (in line with estimates from other country contexts)

2. Moderate Lockdown, in which transmission is reduced to R0 of 2 during lockdown period, then transmission resumes at R0 of 2.4.

3. Hard Lockdown, in which transmission is reduced to R0 of 1.5 during lockdown period, then transmission resumes at R0 of 2.4.

4. Hard Lockdown and Continued Social Distancing/Isolating Cases, in which transmission is reduced to R0 of 1.5 during lockdown period, then, through social distancing regulations and isolation of symptomatic individuals, resumes at R0 of 2.

Daily report

GTA

2 nurse and family members of a nurse (her child, husband and mother in law) are addmitted in the isolation centre of Dr. Chang's Superspeciality Covid 19 Hospital and are recovering (both the nurses and one adult tested negative while the other two including a minor are awaiting further tests). 

2 people of Kalimpong are still continuing their quarantine in the quarantine centre of Gorubathan located at ITI of Upper Fagu under Kalimpong district.

At Desun Hospital in Siliguri, 2 persons of Darjeeling and 4 from Kalimpong district who are not Covid -19 patients are under treatment for immunity related symptoms. 6 patients of Kalimpong are released today.

As of today the number of people in self quarantine is decreased from 153 to 144 in Darjeeling district while in Kalimpong district it remained the same- 49.

STATE

With 47 new cases today the total number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal is 611 while active cases is 504 (yesterday-461) with 20 deaths

An official release of the West Bengal Health and family welfare department on Covid-19 states that 1150 samples were tested within 24 hour tally 12043 samples for Covid-19 in the state. The rate of testing is increasing day by day.

As of today 18629 (yesterday-21288) persons are under home observation/surveillance and 42774 (yesterday-39774) persons have completed surveillance. 

Till today under hospital isolation 3888 (yesterday-3787) persons have been admitted and presently the total number of people infected by COVID-19 contagion in West Bengal is 504 (yesterday-461). So far 3636 persons (54-today) have been discharged from hospital isolation after completing quarantine period while 252 are still admitted and undergoing treatment. In the state there are 66 Covid Hospitals and 582 Institutional Quarantine Centres in which 18024 persons are kept in Institutional Quarantine (Cumulative) and so far 12577 persons have been released from Institutional Quarantine (Cumulative). 

INDIA 

The pandemic has so far killed more than 3,015,298 million people across the world and globally 1,918,821 are active cases and more than 207,933 died of it  while 888,544 recovered.

In India 1396 new cases were reported within 24 hr, and have surged to 27,892 confirmed cases, 21132 (+297) active cases, including 886 (+46) deaths. As many as 6361 people have recovered so far according to the latest update released by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare.

Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state with 8068 (+440 new) cases and 342 (+19) deaths and 1188 recovery. 

The second highest increase is observed in Gujrat which has outnumbered Delhi, it has 3301 confirmed cases and 151 death and 313 recovery and release from Hospital.

The next is Delhi with 2918 confirmed cases and 54 death and 877 recovery.  

2144 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals have been identified at both Centre and State level which includes 755 dedicated COVID hospitals and 1389 Dedicated COVID Health Centres (DCHC).