Andhra Pradesh achieves 96.86% on first dose of COVID-19 vaccination for citizens aged 45 and above

Conducting a review meeting with the state health department Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy appraised 86% of citizens aged 45 and above have been administered with their first dose and 33% of citizens aged between 18-45 have been administered with their first dose of COVID vaccine.

During the meeting, Reddy instructed officials to take the necessary steps to incorporate PG courses in the newly constructed medical colleges, courses on public health administration are to be included as well, and ensure that training sessions should be provided and availed by Paramedics at said medical colleges.

He instructed officials to ensure continuous monitoring and observation of public health, tests for water quality, air quality, and any other health-wise aspect should be available and take place at village clinics. Also directed officials to work on a strategy that can aid in boosting the infant mortality rate in the state.

According to state health department totally 96.86 percent citizens aged 45 and above have been administered with their first dose. The daily positivity rate stands at 2.14% and weekly positivity is 2.23%. Recovery rate stands at 98.60% and the mortality rate is 0.69%. Active Cases in the state are 14,452, with 9,966 patients in home isolation and 926 patients are being treated at COVID care centers. Across the stae 18 fever surveys have taken place.

The Chief Minister urged the officials to strengthen the online database of citizens’ health records, with immediate updates on any health condition progression being documented and identification card details made available. He also highlighted that information on this online portal should be updated and available to doctors for a better prognosis. Tasked officials with conducting detailed research on medications and new modalities to better battle COVID -19 in the next wave.

Oxygen pipeline works have successfully been carried out in 108 hospitals. 220,964 oxygen concentrators and 27,311 D-type oxygen cylinders have been made available at hospitals by the state.