Vote for BJP in urban local bodies" poll for "triple engine" govt in UP: Adityanath
UP: Man booked for attempting to rape 5-year-old girl
Congress to mark 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra with concert in Jaipur
BJYM, Hindu outfits put off planned protest march at AMU
Karachi battles gas crisis; residents face unannounced load shedding, 2-hr gas supply in a day
Elderly man in judicial custody dies during treatment in UP hospital
Himachal Pradesh skittle Haryana for 46, take 200-run lead on Day 1
Pak court grants protective bail to PM Shehbaz"s son Suleman in money laundering case
British Library celebrates India ties with exhibition on Hampi
Nine policemen suspended after suspect dies in police custody in UP
Gangster"s property attached in UP"s Pratapgarh district
Maoists torch construction company vehicles in Jharkhand’s Chatra district
Sino-India border situation "generally stable": China on Yangtse clash
Babar Azam not taking advice from seniors, claims Shahid Afridi
Qlite Global launches their exclusive Grand Experience Centre
"Disillusioned with central leadership": Sikkim BJP president says he has resigned
2001 attack anniversary: Ready to guard new Parliament if directed, say CRPF heroes
Class 2 student dies after scuffle with fellow students in UP
Three killed in accident in UP"s Lakhimpur KheriLakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dec 13 (PTI) Three motorcycle borne youths were killed and "
Abandoned girl child from Assam adopted by Spanish professor
The resurgence has also brought mutations into the state. As many as 17 positive Covid-19 samples in Andhra Pradesh were found carrying the UK (B.1.1.7) strain, while the South African (B.1.351) lineage was detected in three samples
Till the third week of February, a few weeks into the roll-out of the vaccination drive, there were hardly 500 active Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh, with only 300 patients requiring hospitalisation. The officials were even de-notified over 200 designated Covid hospitals to facilitate them to resume regular medical services.
But within a month after this presumed plateauing, the number of active Covid-19 cases have now zoomed past the 10,000-mark. What is more concerning is the non-linear and exponential growth in virus transmission rates, despite similar testing numbers in the last few weeks.
From an average 0.25% case positivity rate in February, the positivity rate ascended to 5.6% on April 4, which is almost a 20-fold increase. The state accumulated just 2,080 cases in February, averaging 75 cases a day. But since the beginning of April, the state has recorded an average of 1,500 cases a day, which is again a 20-fold increase in daily case numbers.
Fortunately, the fatality rate has remained stable at 0.8% for the last several months, which indicates either improved medical management over months or the virus becoming virulent. The state health department, meanwhile, is planning to conduct a sero survey in the second week of April.
The early signs of resurgence first emanated from Chittoor district, which shares its borders with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, in the first week of March. Consequently, Krishna, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Nellore districts also witnessed a sharp uptick in daily cases.
The resurgence has also brought mutations into the state. As many as 17 positive Covid-19 samples in Andhra Pradesh were found carrying the UK (B.1.1.7) strain, while the South African (B.1.351) lineage was detected in three samples.
Based on the statistics of other countries, the subsequent waves in the US and Russia came almost immediately after the daily new cases from the previous wave stopped dropping. In the case of Italy and the UK, there was a longer gap, about five to seven months, between the first and second wave peak.
AP Covid-19 nodal officer Dr K Rambabu said the vaccination drive in the state has been stepped up to contain the pandemic. “The reach would be further increased in the next few days. The situation is a little alarming in districts like Chittoor, Guntur, Krishna and Visakhapatnam,” he said.
Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.
Stay updated with all the Latest Visakhapatnam headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.
