U.T. scrambles to cut spread in the new surge of COVID cases
The Hindu
‘The situation is quite the opposite of the one seen during earlier phases’
As COVID-19 cases exponentially increase in the third wave of the pandemic, health officials say the Union Territory is probably hitting peak levels of transmission and that a trend reversal could start as early as in a couple of weeks from now.
As 2,093 fresh cases took the active tally past the 10,000 mark, the administration scrambled to contain the spread and cut down transmission risks by suspending physical classes in schools and colleges, reverting to online education till January 31, and capping attendance in government offices to 50%.
Data shows that hospitalisation rate in the third wave continues to be minimal and that over 95% of the fresh infections are in home isolation. In the last 24 hours, the cases jumped from 907 to 2,093, and the active cases increased from 8,359 to 10,393. The number of hospital patients changed from 130 to 163, while home isolation numbers went from 8,229 to 10,230 during this period.