New Delhi, July 7: In a worrying trend for the region, 46 of the 73 districts in the country with Case Positivity Rate (CPR) above 10 percent are in North Eastern States. This data was disclosed during the review meeting of COVID-19 situation in all the North Eastern (NE) States and Union Territories (UTs) chaired by Union Home Secretary on Wednesday.
Besides the CPR, the meeting discussed current status and trends on the active cases, Case Fatality Rate (CFR), and vaccination status in respect of all the UTs and NE States.
For the districts with CPR above 10 percent, Union Home Secretary ordered for implementation of strict containment measures as per extant guidelines.
The Union Home Secretary emphasised to follow five-fold strategy of Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and COVID appropriate behaviour, as has been laid out in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order dated 29th June, 2021.
The NE States and UTs were advised to strictly monitor the situation at district/ city level and take timely corrective measures, wherever any early sign of surge is noticed. For those districts identified with high case positivity and higher bed occupancy, States/UTs may consider imposing restrictions in a calibrated manner.
Strict enforcement of COVID appropriate behaviour was reiterated and it was advised to involve political leaders and civil society organisations.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretaries, Director Generals of Police and Principal Secretaries (Health) of these States/UTs. Member (Health) Niti Aayog, Director NCDC and senior officers of the MHA and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare were also present.
