Press B r i efi ng PIB Gover nm ent o f Indi a
Transcript of Press B r i efi ng PIB Gover nm ent o f Indi a
Government of IndiaPIB
Press Briefing6th April 2021
Top 10 Districts (Active Cases)
Pune 81,378Mumbai 73,281Thane 57,635Nagpur 55,926Nashik 34,540Bengaluru Urban 30,782
Aurangabad 16,818Ahmednagar 15,716Delhi 14,579Durg 12,589
India: COVID-19 Snapshot
92.48%● 1,17,32,279
Cured
6.21%● 7,88,223
Active Cases
1.30%● 1,65,547
Deaths
Cases per million population – Amongst the lowest in theworld
Source: WHO COVID-19 Dashboard updated 6 th April 2021
Deaths per million population – Amongst the lowest in the world
Source: WHO COVID-19 Dashboard updated 6 th April 2021
Rise in daily new cases continues
Daily deaths: Increasing trend reported
States of concern: Maharashtra
States of concern: Chhattisgarh
States of concern: Punjab
States of concern: Karnataka
States of concern: Gujarat
States of concern: Madhya Pradesh
States of concern: Tamil Nadu
States of concern: Delhi
States of concern: Haryana
States of concern: Kerala
States of concern: Chandigarh
Central Teams deployed in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh andPunjab• Central Government has constituted 50 high level multi-disciplinary public health teams and deployed them
to districts reporting surge in cases and mortality in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab.
• 30 districts of Maharashtra, 11 districts of Chhattisgarh and 9 districts of Punjab.
• Assist the State Health Department and local authorities in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment
measures.
• Teams will submit daily reports on five aspects including
o Testing;
o Contact Tracing including Surveillance & Containment;
o Hospital infrastructure including ICU, ventilator & oxygen beds;
o Enforcement of COVID Appropriate Behavior;
o COVID Vaccination
Coverage of COVID-19 VaccinationAs on 6th April 2021, till 8:00 am
Total Doses Administered: 8,31,10,926
People above 45 years1st dose: 5,35,88,5352nd dose: 11,97,764
Health Care Workers1st Dose: 89,60,0612nd Dose: 53,71,162
Front Line Workers1st Dose: 97,28,7132nd Dose: 42,64,691
Global Comparison: Daily rate of doses administered
Source: Bloomberg
Fastest ramp up of COVID-19 vaccination (4th Apr, 2021)
(79 days)
Source: Our World in Data
(112 days)
(118 days)
(78 days)
(99 days)
(99 days)
(99 days)
COVID-19 vaccination prioritization groupsCountry Ongoing vaccination for prioritization groups
United Kingdom
(End Feb to 15 April)
• All those aged 60-69 years• 16-64 with underlying health conditions and unpaid carers for elderly and disabled• All those aged 50-59 years
USA(Phase 1b & 1c)
• Phase 1b: Frontline essential workers, People aged 75 years and older• Phase 1c: People aged 65—74 years;
France
(mid-April)
• People over 50 at risk• People over 60 years• Teachers who want it.
Sweden • People aged 65 years and above
Australia
(Phase 1b)
• elderly adults aged 70 years and over• health care workers not vaccinated in Phase 1A• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults over 55• Adults with a severe disability who have a specified underlying medical condition• Critical & high risk workers including defence, police, fire, emergency services and meat
processing.
Doses administered in the states
Thank You