Dimapur, February 6 (MExN): A total of 22 new COVID-19 cases were reported among traced contacts in Kohima on Saturday.
According to the daily bulletin issued by the state’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), five previously COVID-19 positive patients have also recovered from the disease as of 3:00 pm on February 6. Four of the recoveries were from Dimapur while one was from Kohima.
This takes the tally of positive cases in the state to 12,148 out of which 11,826 have recovered and 85 are active cases.
As per the IDSP data, 79 of the active cases are asymptomatic; five are ‘mild’ while one is ‘moderate on oxygen.’ District wise, Kohima has the highest number of active cases with 58, Dimapur 24, Peren has two while Tuensang has one active case. Kiphire, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Wokha and Zunheboto districts do not have active cases at present.
Out of the cumulative 12,148 cases, the highest number of cases was attributed to traced contacts with 5,031 or 41 per cent, followed by armed forces/security personnel at 4,674 or 38 per cent, returnees/ travellers at 1,870 or 15 per cent and front line workers at 573 or 5 per cent.
Weekly overview of cases
Nagaland has not reported COVID-19 deaths for three consecutive weeks, according to the IDSP’s weekly bulletin. The tally of COVID-19 fatalities stands at 78, excluding 10 other deaths that were classified as ‘not COVID related’ by the state COVID-19 death review committee.
The IDSP stated however emphasised on the need for vaccination to boost immunity among the population stating that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to go on for years.
“The threat may not be felt by the general population acutely as other countries or states due to lesser deaths and cases but the world is too interconnected and we may have sustained deaths and hospitalizations unless vaccines come in the way,” it stated in the weekly bulletin.
It further cautioned that constant travel and connectivity could translate into a spurt of cases and deaths unless population immunity is achieved through vaccines.
The bulletin also informed that 6,311 beneficiaries have been vaccinated with the Covishield vaccine across the state and no adverse events needing medical intervention have been reported in the state.
Presenting an overview of cases over the past week, the bulletin informed that 38 cases were reported from the past week.
It also stated that weekly sample positivity rate slightly increased from 2 to 4 % from the past week, with the maximum category of cases from the traced contacts/self test category.
“Positivity remains high at Flu Clinics/ self-tests who come for testing without any history of contact like people who have symptoms, for travel/other medical treatment constituting about 15 per cent of all cases from the community,” it added.
Recovery rate of 97 per cent is same as India’s recovery rate, the bulletin stated.
