Covid 19 report- 1st May 2020 More .. 9 Covid patient in Covid 19 hospital

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 1 May 2020:  Resentment among the people has been started for including Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri in Red zone. Kalimpong which also has containment and buffer zone was previously in the Orange zone but had no cases since 28 days.

Meanwhile, Government of India has allowed movement of buses to transport stranded students, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists throughout the country to return to their native places. It has also permitted "Shramik special trains to transport people from onee state to another state. 

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There are 9 patients in Dr.Chang's Superspeciality (Covid 19) Hospital. They are husband and 22 month old son (2) of one of the nurse who was released after tesing negative, 2 from Malda, 4 of Alipurduar and one ambulance driver from Chennai. 

At NBMCH, a truck driver and assistant of the vehicle of Haryana are admitted in the isolation ward along with a woman in materinity ward. 

In DESUN Hospital of Siliguri there are 18 patients. They include, 1 person of Kalimpong is admitted  while 1 person of Kalimpong is released today, altogether there are 3 patients of Kalimpong district and 1 patient of Darjeeling. These 4 persons who are not Covid -19 patients and are under treatment for immunity related symptoms. 

Beside them there are 14 asymptomic patients in DESUN hospital. 

There are not a single patient in any of the quarantine centres of Kalimpong district while 1 asymptomic person is admitted some days ago at the quarantine centre of Batasia TB Hospital in Darjeeling. 

As of today the number of people in self quarantine is increased from 109 to 120 while in Kalimpong district it is increased from 101 to 131.This increase is due to the return of some persons of Kalimpong from other places to their home district.

STATE 

The total number of Covid-19  active cases with 57 new cases is 606 and death is 41 and the total number of confirmed cases is 801. 

The total number of people infected by COVID-19 contagion in West Bengal is 801 (yesterday-744) while 139 were discharged after recovery. . 

There are 444 containment zones in the state. 

State government is of the opinion that there are only four coronavirus "Red Zones" in West Bengal, but the union government has declared 10 red zones instead of 4. Protesting against the centre's assessment it has sent a letter to the ministry of Health and family welfare. 

"Based on the current parameters of Government of India for categorisation of areas for COVID-19, the districts in the Red Zone are only four: Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur," a letter sent by Bengal's Principal Health Secretary to the centre said. The Union Health Ministry had released a list of 130 "Red Zones" across India - 40 fewer than two weeks ago. However, the number of "Green Zones", has also decreased from 356 to 319, suggesting the virus is spreading, to previously unaffected areas despite a nationwide lockdown. Whereas the number of "Orange Zones" have increased - from 207 to 284. 

 Besides the ones designated by Bengal as orange zones, the Union Health Ministry also listed South 24 Paraganas, Paschim Medinipur, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and Maldah as Red Zones. 

 "The districts were earlier designated as hotspots / red-zones, orange zones and green zones primarily based on the cumulative cases reported and the doubling rate. Since recovery rates have gone up, the districts are now being designated across various zones duly broad-basing the criteria. This classification is multi-factorial and takes into consideration incidence of cases, doubling rate, extent of testing and surveillance feedback to classify the districts. A district will be considered under Green Zone, if there are no confirmed cases so far or there is no reported case since last 21 days in the district," the Health Ministry said.

INDIA 

In the last 24 hours, 78 deaths (yesterday it was 66), has been recorded taking the toll to 1152 (yesterday- 1,074) in the whole country. 2315 new cases were reported within 24 hr, and have surged to 35365 confirmed cases (yesterday it was 33050 with 1718 new cases),

25148 active cases (yesterday it was 23651  with additional 503 cases). Today 741 people that tally 9065 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 10498 (+583) cases, 8266 active cases and 459 (+27) deaths and 1773 (+180) recovery. The second highest increase is observed in Gujrat which has outnumbered Delhi, it has 4395 (+313) confirmed cases and 214 (+17) death and 613 recovery and release from Hospital. The next is Delhi with 3515 (+76) confirmed cases and 59 death (+3) and 1094 recovery.