NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, JAN 19
Gujarat on Wednesday recorded its highest single-day rise of 20,966 new coronavirus infections besides 12 deaths, the state health department said.
યુવા ગુજરાતને અભિનંદન 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/aLaOZZC6jP
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) January 9, 2022
On Tuesday, the state had reported 17,119 new cases, the highest one-day rise till then.
People should not take the Omicron variant of coronavirus as lightly as common flu and must follow precautions like social distancing, members of the Gujarat government’s COVID-19 task force said earlier in the day.
#GujaratCoronaUpdate#COVID19Dashboard
20,966 New cases
9828 Discharged
12 Deaths reported
90,726 Active Cases,125 on ventilator
2,02,592 Got Vaccine Today
32,947 people between 15-18 got first dose@MoHFW_INDIA @CMOGuj @Rushikeshmla @JpShivahare @DDNewsGujarati @PIBAhmedabad pic.twitter.com/9sDky1UVgg— GujHFWDept (@GujHFWDept) January 19, 2022
The caseload in the state rose to 9,77,078 on Wednesday while the death toll on account of the pandemic reached 10,186.
Six patients died in Ahmedabad, two each in Valsad and Sabarkantha, and one each in Surat and Bhavnagar districts.
☎️ હેલ્પલાઈન ૧૧૦૦ ☎️
કોરન્ટાઈન થયેલ દર્દીઓ પોતાને મુંઝવતા પ્રશ્નોનું 24×7 હેલ્પલાઇન ૧૧૦૦ ઉપર કોલ કરી ટેલી-મેડિસન, ટેલી-પરામર્શ, ટેલી-સલાહ દ્વારા નિરાકરણ મેળવી શકે છે.@CMOGuj @Bhupendrapbjp @jitu_vaghani @Rushikeshmla @pkumarias @GujHFWDept @NHMGujarat @DDORAJKOT1 @InfoGujarat pic.twitter.com/cSDHtHXMdP— Arun Mahesh Babu (@ArunMaheshIAS) January 17, 2022
A total of 9,828 coronavirus patients recovered during the day, taking the tally of recoveries to 8,76,166.
The number of active cases rose sharply to 90,726. Of these patients, the condition of 125 is critical, the health department said.
As per the data for Tuesday (which became available on Wednesday) the state’s positivity rate was 13.11 percent.
60 વર્ષથી વધુ વયના વડીલો તેમજ અન્ય બીમારી ધરાવતા વયસ્કો માટે કોરોના વેક્સિનનો ત્રીજો ડોઝ આપવાની કામગીરી શરૂ થઈ ગઈ છે. આવો, વડીલોને માહિતગાર કરીએ તથા કોરોના પ્રિકોશન ડોઝ અપાવીએ. વાત આપણા પરિવારની સુરક્ષાની છે, વાત એક સહિયારો જંગ જીતવાની છે. pic.twitter.com/B0f2030bTY
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 19, 2022
On Wednesday, Ahmedabad district recorded 8,529 fresh COVID-19 cases, followed by Surat with 3,974 cases, Vadodara 2,252 and Rajkot 1,386, among other districts.
Some 2.02 lakh people received coronavirus vaccine shots during the day, taking the number of doses administered so far in the state to 9.55 crore.
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu reported 39 new COVID-19 cases and 28 recoveries.
The territory’s tally of cases rose to 11,089 and that of recovered cases to 10,844.
There are 241 active cases in the UT which has reported four deaths so far.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 9,77,078, New cases 20,966, Death toll 10,186, Total recoveries 8,76,166, Active cases 90,726, People tested so far – figures not released.
આ ઉચ્ચસ્તરીય બેઠકમાં મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રીએ જણાવ્યું કે, રાજ્ય સરકાર કોરોના બાબતે જનજાગૃતિ માટેના આવશ્યક પગલાં ઉપરાંત કોરોનાની પહેલી બે લહેરના અનુભવોના આધારે રાજ્યમાં આરોગ્ય સેવાઓનું માળખું વધુ સુગ્રથિત કરવા અને બાકી રહેલા લોકોનું ઝડપી વેક્સિનેશન કરવાની રણનીતિ આયોજનબદ્ધ રીતે અપનાવશે. pic.twitter.com/18GDLrgy3q
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 18, 2022
Don’t take Omicron lightly: task force members
People should not take the Omicron variant of coronavirus as lightly as common flu and must follow precautions like social distancing, members of the Gujarat government’s COVID-19 task force comprising five eminent doctors said here on Wednesday.
હાલમાં શહેરમાં કુલ 104 માઈક્રો કન્ટેઈન્મેન્ટ ઝોન અમલમાં છે.
ત્યારે #COVID19 સંક્રમણ અટકાવવા અ.મ્યુ.કો. દ્વારા આજે જાહેર કરાયેલા નવા કુલ 19 તેમજ દૂર કરવામાં આવેલ 20 માઈક્રો કન્ટેઈન્મેન્ટ ઝોનની યાદી. pic.twitter.com/7pcwQgQmOB— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) January 19, 2022
Omicron infections do not require hospitalizations the way it was seen during the second wave, but as the variant is spreading faster, a lot of people can still end up in hospitals, they said.
As much as 70-80 percent of COVID-19 cases being reported in Gujarat are of Omicron variant, said Health Minister Rushikesh Patel who along with Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Manoj Aggarwal was present on the occasion.
કોરોનાની પ્રવર્તમાન સ્થિતિને ધ્યાને લઈ આજે સમરસ હોસ્ટેલની મુલાકાત લઈ કોવિડ કેર સેન્ટરની કામગીરીની સમીક્ષા કરી. pic.twitter.com/ql7DxnZeIu
— Municipal Commissioner Amdavad (@AMCommissioner) January 19, 2022
“Do not make the mistake of taking Omicron as (lightly as) the common flu. The manner in which the cases are rising, it is possible that hospitalisations will increase. Children and others who have not been inoculated need to be specially careful, and those who have not taken the vaccine should take it immediately,” said Dr Sudhir Shah.
To bring the spread of infections under control, we will have “to take recourse to our original weapons” which are vaccination, face mask, hand sanitation and social distancing, said Dr Shah, who is a neurologist.
Infectious diseases specialist Dr Atul Patel said the entire population of Gujarat was susceptible to catching the infection of the new variant, and therefore “it is not a virus to be taken lightly.” “The need for hospitalisation is very low, at hardly 1-2 per cent. But that is no reason to relax, as Omicron spreads very fast, and if the number of cases rises in lakhs, then even 1-2 per cent ending up in hospitals will be a large number,” he said.
A large number of people getting vaccinated in Gujarat was a matter of “great relief,” Dr Patel added.
He also said that Remdesivir can still be a highly effective drug for preventing hospitalisation of high-risk patients.
Public health expert Dr Dileep Mavalankar said social distancing remains the most effective way to prevent the spread of the virus along with proper use of face masks.
“Do not go out unnecessarily, and do not cause crowding. Take immediate recourse (to precautions) after cough symptoms. (Practice) Self-isolation and wearing masks even at home….elderly people should stay away from young members who go out for work,” he said.
“If we control this new wave, we can hope for the pandemic to wane, unless a new variant emerges. We have to remain alert from a mild variant, but there is no need to panic,” Dr Mavalankar added.
Diabetologist Dr V N Shah said people should not believe myths surrounding the virus and make the mistake of considering it a version of common flu.
Dr Tushar Patel said there was a need for people to remain alert, but “there is no need for unnecessary panic.” Health minister Patel said the people should follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the government from time to time.
“As the experts said, the virus is of mild variety, so we have not seen any casualties. But we should follow social distancing, wear masks, and get vaccinated, so that the elderly at home do not get in trouble,” he said.
