DC Kishtwar briefs media on Current COVID Care Scenario in the district.

Kishtwar June 05 :–District administration has achieved the 77% of vaccination of the target group so far informed Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ashok Sharma in media brief held today here at conference Hall DC office Complex Mini secretariat Kishtwar.

While addressing the media persons he informed that out of 65499 targeted group persons with 45 years or above age ,77 percent of the persons have been inoculated across the district, whereas rest of 10000 will be covered soon as the district administration has geared up to conduct vaccination drive in the far off places of district kishtwar with tough geographic conditions.

He futher informed that Sub Divisonal level committees headed by SDMs are closely monitoring and assessing the progress on the vaccination drives and Covid care facilities in rural areas and are sharing the data with higher ups besides AWW and ASHA workers have been trained for the purpose who will assist the medical team in the vaccination drive.

While briefing the media persons, DC kishtwar informed that in order to provide immediate isolation facility to the corona positive patients in the rural areas, Panchayat Mini COVID care centres with one oxygen supported bed and oxygen concentrator available in it, district administration have activated them in each panchayat in collaboration with the local PRIs, Health education department, Education Department,police department,rural Development Departement and Social welfare Department.

Giving detail he informed that 1385 cases have been reported since March 2021, out of which 1125 have recovered and only 250 are active at present,out of which 23 are admitted in District Hospital,40 in District CCC and 15 have been referred to jammu.

He briefed that the recovery rate has picked up and the positivity rate has dipped to 2.81%,whereas the mortality rate is recorded as .86%.

As for as the total deaths witnessed in district is concerned,it is 13 out of them mostly are with co-morbidity or old aged persons, he informed.

He revealed that as against the 20 micro-containment zone,3 micro containment zone have been partially de-notified and 3 have been fully de-notified.

While giving detail about the COVID mitigation and containment measures, he informed that sufficient oxygen cylinders and concentrators are available in the District, besides 818 Covid Kits containing essential medicines and oximeter have been distributed among the COVID positive patients till date besides informed that the 1500 lpm oxygen generation plant will be commissioned soon in the DH Kishtwar and will cater the need of district at wider front.

Despite the ease in lockdown measures, the week-end corona curfew is still enforced in view of the fact that virus has not been wiped off completely,he added.

He complemented the role of health, police and administrative departments besides appreciated the role of PRI and common masses in the fight against the COVID 19 pandemic recently and solicited the same in future.

Furthermore,he appealed the masses to strictly stick to the COVID19 appropriate behaviour and follow the SOPs in letter and spirit.