Lok Sabha Question No. 886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Corona Cases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 886 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## CORONA CASES

## 886. MS. MIMI CHAKRA BORTY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether India continues as second most COVID - 19 affected country in the world and six States account for a high percentage of active Coronavirus cases in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise and reas ons identified therein;

- (c) the action plan proposed to restrict the spreading of infections and projection for next six months thereof; and

(d) the number of persons found positive with the new UK strain of COVID - 19 in the country and the effect of new co vishield and covaxin vaccines therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): As on 3rd February 2021, total number of cases reported due to COVID - 19 in the country stands  at  1 ,07,77,284,  which  is  second  highest  in  absolute  numbers  after  United  States America. Although high in absolute terms, India has managed to restrict the morbidity t cases per million population, which is far lower than other similarly affected coun tries.

6  States  [Kerala  (43.37%),  Maharashtra  (26.76%),  Karnataka  (3.71%),  West  Bengal (3.31%), Uttar Pradesh (3.13%) and Tamil Nadu (2.82%)] account for 83% of all active case the country.

(b): State/UT wise details of total, active, recovered cases and deaths due to COVID - 19  is  at Annexure .

(c): Since the reported peak in mid - September 2020, India is witnessing a sustained decline in the number of cases reported daily. However, resurgence of COVID - 19 cases has been reported from a number of countrie s in Europe and Americas, therefore continuous monitoring of the evolving situation is being undertaken at all level, to pick up on the earliest signs of and issue necessary existing SOPs/Advisories accordingly.

Further, the Government of India continues to focus on intensive risk communication to limit viral transmission by advocating adherence to COVID appropriate behaviors (wearin mask/face covers; physical distancing and hand hygiene).

Additionally,  Government  of  India  has  rolled  out  CO VID - 19  vaccination  since  16 th January  2021.  As  on  3 rd February  2021,  a  total  of  41,38,918  persons  have  been  vaccinated against COVID - 19.

(d): A surveillance system has been put in place to identify new UK variant of COVID 19 a those with travel history to UK from 23 December 2020. Till 01 st February 2021, 147 travelers and  their  contacts  have  been  tested  positive  for  UK  strain  in  India.  At  present  the evidence to suggest that current vaccines ( Covishield and Covaxin ) will fail to protect against COVID - 19 variants reported from United Kingdom.

Annexure I rd

## State/UT  wise  details  of  total,  active,  recovered  cases  and  deaths  due  to  COVID -19  (as  on  3 February 2021)

| S. No.   | Name of State / UT                       |   Active Cases |   Cured/Discharged/ Migrated |   Deaths |   Totalcases |
|----------|------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|----------|--------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |              0 |                         4932 |       62 |         4994 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           |           1197 |                       879651 |     7156 |       888004 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |             11 |                        16762 |       56 |        16829 |
| 4        | Assam                                    |           1793 |                       214285 |     1083 |       217161 |
| 5        | Bihar                                    |            802 |                       257474 |     1505 |       259781 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               |            182 |                        20462 |      335 |        20979 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             |           4173 |                       298135 |     3711 |       306019 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |              4 |                         3392 |        2 |         3398 |
| 9        | Delhi                                    |           1217 |                       623256 |    10858 |       635331 |
| 10       | Goa                                      |            768 |                        52039 |      768 |        53575 |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  |           3203 |                       254531 |     4389 |       262123 |
| 12       | Haryana                                  |           1055 |                       263989 |     3023 |       268067 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                         |            365 |                        56242 |      980 |        57587 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                        |            668 |                       121988 |     1938 |       124594 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                |            489 |                       117229 |     1075 |       118793 |
| 16       | Karnataka                                |           5943 |                       922004 |    12223 |       940170 |
| 17       | Kerala                                   |          69409 |                       865168 |     3776 |       938353 |
| 18       | Ladakh                                   |             66 |                         9530 |      130 |         9726 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                              |             63 |                           56 |        0 |          119 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                           |           2423 |                       249193 |     3815 |       255431 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                              |          42830 |                      1936305 |    51139 |      2030274 |
| 22       | Manipur                                  |            138 |                        28568 |      371 |        29077 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                                |             56 |                        13565 |      147 |        13768 |
| 24       | Mizoram                                  |             33 |                         4334 |        9 |         4376 |
| 25       | Nagaland                                 |             55 |                        11958 |       88 |        12101 |
| 26       | Odisha                                   |            928 |                       332377 |     1906 |       335211 |
| 27       | Puducherry                               |            286 |                        38186 |      651 |        39123 |
| 28       | Punjab                                   |           2122 |                       165924 |     5628 |       173674 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                                |           1798 |                       313108 |     2768 |       317674 |
| 30       | Sikkim                                   |             85 |                         5876 |      135 |         6096 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                               |           4517 |                       822468 |    12367 |       839352 |
| 32       | Telengana                                |           2008 |                       291312 |     1604 |       294924 |
| 33       | Tripura                                  |             15 |                        32945 |      391 |        33351 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                              |           1043 |                        93533 |     1651 |        96227 |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh                            |           5007 |                       586967 |     8668 |       600642 |
| 36       | West Bengal                              |           5305 |                       554887 |    10188 |       570380 |
| Total    |                                          |         160057 |                     10462631 |   154596 |     10777284 |