Need to totally eradicate corona from Madhya Pradesh, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that coronavirus should be totally eradicated from the state and it should not infect more people.
For this, it is necessary that every person adopts Covid-appropriate behavior and gets vaccinated. Special attention should be given to this aspect for prevention of coronavirus infection.
Chouhan said that the unlocking process in each district should be closely monitored.It should be ensured that there is no violation of Covid protocol anywhere. Along with making people aware of Covid-19 protocol, strictness should also be exercised to enforce it, Chouhan added.
The chief minister was reviewing the situation and arrangements for coronavirus at Mantralaya. Chief secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, DGP Vivek Johri and additional chief secretary, health, Mohammad Suleman were present in the meeting.
On Tuesday, 535 new cases of coronavirus were reported from across the state. Around 1,376 people recovered from the infection bringing down the number of active patients in the state to 7,983. The state’s average positivity rate for 7 days is 0.9 percent while Tuesday’s positivity rate stood at 0.7 percent.
Out of the total active patients of the state, 4,521 are in home isolation and 3,462 in hospitals. Out of the hospitalized patients, 1,421 are in the ICU, 1,326 are on oxygen beds and 715 on normal beds.
On Tuesday, seven districts reported more than 10 Covid-19 cases. Among these, 179 new cases have been reported in Indore, 124 in Bhopal, 46 in Jabalpur, 13 in Ratlam, 12 in Gwalior, 11 in Khargone and 11 in Anuppur.
Five districts of the state — Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ratlam and Betul — have more than one percent weekly positivity rate. The remaining 47 districts have a weekly average positivity rate of less than one percent.
Meanwhile, no cases were reported in six districts of the state on Tuesday — Alirajpur, Bhind, Chhatarpur, Katni, Singrauli and Tikamgarh. One new case each were reported in Ashoknagar, Morena, Sehore and Sheopur. Alirajpur district is now coronafree. Chouhan also asked for generating awareness among the people regarding vaccination against coronavirus. All misconceptions related to this should be removed, he said adding that every 18-plus person should be vaccinated and even a single dose of vaccine should not go to waste.