Himachal : Five time rise in the active cases of COVID in last 10 days across the State

Himachal: The Government spokesperson said that out of total 1924051 active cases in the country, 14918 cases are from the State of Himachal Pradesh. He informed that since 8th January 2022, there has been a consistent rise in the number of active cases. The active case trend of Himachal Pradesh shows that the number of active cases has increased from 2793 on 8th January 2022 to 14918 as on 19th January 2022. He said that the number of active cases has increased by five times in a span of 10 days.
The Government Spokesperson further added that that the numbers of admissions of COVID positive patients have also increased. He said that the bed occupancy has also increased by nearly five times in a time period of 10 days. He added that on 08/01/2022, total 51 beds were occupied by COVID positive patients, of them 31 patients required oxygen and only 3 patients needed ventilators. Furthermore, he informed that as on 19/01/2022, out of total 14918 active cases, 249 COVID patients required admission in COVID dedicated institutions. He said that of the 249 admitted patients, 132 patients needed oxygen and only 2 patients are on ventilator. The rest 115 patients are maintaining well in room air.
The Government Spokesperson said that the though the admissions of the COVID positive patients have increased across the State, but most of the patients are stable maintaining well on or off oxygen. He said that of the total admission of COVID positive patients, 0.9% patients required ICU/ventilators. He appealed to the public not to panic and follow COVID appropriate behaviours like wearing masks, maintaining social distance, frequently washing hands or using sanitizers irrespective of the vaccination status.