Daily report of Covid 19 on 5 May 2020.. All student of north bengal who came from Kota tests negative

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 5 May 2020: As on 5 May 2020, there is report of 3,671,812 Confirmed cases and 2,53,241 Confirmed deaths due to Covid-19 disease in 215 countries. United States continues to be the worst-affected with 12,14,023 cases and 69,974 deaths.

The  coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by virus called "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" (SARS-CoV-2). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) announced SARS-CoV-2 as the name of the new virus on 11 February 2020.  This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003.   

Though in comparision to the global scenario, contamination and death caused by the disease is minimum in our country and state, the rapid increase of the Covid 19 infected persons and also the increase in the death by this disease is alarming. It will be more alarming once the lockdown is lifted one way or other. 

The two hill districts under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) had 7 cases in Kalimpong and 6 cases in Darjeeling but its now free of it. Government of India once classified both the districts into Orange zone, later modified the list by again classifying them to Red zone. The state government has disagreed to the classification done on 30th April and reclassified it to Orange Zone along with 12 other districts of the state. 

As per the infection, Kalimpong district has one containment zone covering Ward no. 11 & 12 within Kalimpong Municipality while Darjeeling district has two containment zones covering Ward No.47 within Siliguri Municipal Corporation and Shantiniketan Housing Complex of Shrusuta Nagar under Matigara Block in Siliguri'

Similarly the neighbouring Jalpaiguri district has one containment zone covering Ward No 40, 41,.42 and 43 under Siliguri Municipal Corporation. 

DAILY REPORT 

NORTH BENGAL 

No new cases is reported in North Bengal. 

8 Covid-19 patients of other areas are being treated in the Dr. Chang's Super speciality Covid 19 Hospital located at Siliguri and all are stable. 

The 8 are, an eye specialist doctor of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (resident of Kolkata), 4 of a family (1 of Kamakhyaguri and 1 of Barobisha of Alipurduar and 2 are residents of Coochbehar), 2 from Malda and 1 ambulance driver of Chennai who drove a person on 27 April from Chennai to Tripura via Assam and on his return was stopped at Dhupguri and tested positive. 

At NBMCH, 1 expectant mother is under treatment in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) and 3 in the materinity ward.

In Desun (SARI) Hospital 5 persons are under observation/ treatment, their tests has been done and result is awaited. Condition of one person is somewhat serious. Other 13 patients are released today.

674 persons of Alipurduar district are kept in different quarantine centres.

Several people of north Bengal are admitted in different government designated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) hospital but their tests are negative.

First Covid 19 test of all 27 co-traveller doctors and nurses tested negative, the second test result is awaited.

Report on students and guardians returned from Kota

Swab test of 1131 students is completed and negative. 605 students are sent to government quarantine centres while 1307 are in home quarantine.

GTA 

No patients are admitted in any of the quarantine centres of Kalimpong district. 

In Batasia TB centre, 1 and in Old Railway Hospital of Kurseong, 3 persons are kept for quarantine. 
With the home coming of students and other people from other states, the number of people in self quarantine at their residence in the district of Darjeeling is increased from 139 to 1789 while in Kalimpong district it is increased from 161 to 164. 

STATE 

In the state 85 new cases and 7 death is recorded today and the total number of confirmed Covid-19 in West Bengal is 1344 (yesterday 1259) while active cases is 940 (yesterday-908) and death toll till now is 68. There is 72 death due to Comorbidity.264 are released after recovery.

The testing of samples of Covid-19 in the 16 (2 new) ICMR testing labs has been increasing at a very good rate and today 27571 (yesterday-25116) (2455 today) samples were tested within 24 hour. 

Currently 5561 (yesterday-5755) persons are under home quarantine/ observation/ surveillance and 64625 people have been released and 70186 (yesterday-63765) persons have been in the home quarantine. 

Currently in the state there are 15 Government Covid hospitals and 52 Private Covid 19 hospitals.

In the Institutional Government Quarantine Centres/ hospital isolation 4712 (yesterday-4860) persons are admitted and so far 16727 (yesterday-16280) persons have been released from Institutional Quarantine.  

INDIA 

Today is the India’s nationwide lockdown's 42nd day or the 2nd day of the 3rd phase of lockdown, which has been extended till May 17. Restrictions have been eased in non-hotspot areas from today. 

In the last 24 hours, 195 deaths (yesterday it was 83) and 3900 new cases, has been recorded taking the death toll to 1389 in the whole country. 3900 new cases (yesterday -2573) were reported within 24 hr, and have surged to 46433 confirmed cases (yesterday it was 42836), 32138 (Yesterday it was 29685) active cases. 

The death recorded due to Covid-19 was 1568 (yesterday-1373) (+195). Today 1074 people that tally 12726 (yesterday -11762)(+964) 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 14541 (yesterday- 12974 (+567) cases and 583 (yesterday-548) (+35) deaths and 2465 (yesterday 2115) (+350) recovery. 

The second highest increase is observed in Gujrat, it has 5804 (yesterday-5428 (+376) confirmed cases and 318 (yesterday-290) (+28) death and 1195 (yesterday-1042) recovery and release from Hospital. 

The next is Delhi with 4898 (yesterday 4549) (+349) confirmed cases and 64 death (+0) and 1431 (yesterday 1362 (+69) recovery. No fresh Corona case has been reported in 80 districts since last 7 days 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).