Centre to deploy teams in UP, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha to tackle rising Covid cases

NEW DELHI: The health ministry will deploy Central teams in four states - Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha – after a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in these states, while some are even reporting more number of deaths.
Of these four states, Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of active cases pegged at 54,666, followed by Odisha (27,219), Chhattisgarh (13,520) and Jharkhand which has 11,577 active cases.
In terms of cumulative cases till date, Uttar Pradesh has 2,25,632, Odisha (1,00,934), Jharkhand (38,435) and Chhattisgarh has 30,092 cases.
Uttar Pradesh also reported the most number of deaths among these states at 3423 while Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are reporting 482, 410 and 269 deaths respectively.
“The teams will support the State efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of the positive cases. They shall also guide the States in effectively managing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and follow up,” the health ministry said.
Each of the multi-sectoral teams will comprise of an epidemiologist and a public health expert.