Lok Sabha Question No. 510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: COVID-19 Positivity Rate
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## 'COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATE'

## 510. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

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

- a) Whether  COVID-19  positivity  rate  has  reached  at  astounding  level  in  many  States/UT's across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- b) Whether  India  is  prepared  to  fight  the  Omicron  variant  of  coronavirus,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- c) The total  number  of  vaccine  doses  provided  to  each  State/UTs  and  total  number  of  doses administered therein, State/UTs-wise;
- d) Whether the vaccines doses have been provided to the States as per their population ratio, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- e) Whether the Government proposes to increase the country's vaccine manufacturing capacity to meet the indigenous as well as external demand and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e) With resurgence of COVID-19 trajectory in the country by the end of December 2021, a number of States/UTs reported an increasing COVID-19 test positivity rates. However, as on 31 st January 2022, the trend seems to be stabilizing with a decreasing trend in many States/UTs.

With the reporting of Omicron Variant, a highly mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus, and its classification as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organization, the Union Ministry of Health & FW revised its Guidelines for international arrivals. Following a risk based approach; provisions for mandatory pre-departure & post arrival RT-PCR testing on day 8 th of arrival and a mandatory  home  quarantine  for  7  days  have  been  made  in  the  present  guidelines  for  all international travelers to India. Union Ministry of Health & FW is coordinating and collaborating with other stakeholder Ministries/departments including Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Ministry of Railways and all States/UTs etc.

Daily  review  meetings  at  the  level  of  Hon'ble  Union  Health  Minister  with  all  relevant stakeholders including subject experts. Regular review meetings with States/UTs through video

conferencing have been conducted under Hon'ble Union Health Minister and senior officials of Health  Ministry  to  review  preparedness  and  response  measures  to  COVID-19  pandemic. States/UTs have been repeatedly urged to undertake the following activities:

-  Strict monitoring of International travelers in the community.
-  Contact tracing of positive individuals & follow up for 14 days.
-  Genome sequencing of positive samples through INSACOG Labs in a prompt manner.
-  Continued monitoring of areas where cluster of positive cases emerge.
-  Further strengthening of COVID-19 testing infrastructure and ensuring early identification of cases through adequate testing across the States.
-  Ensure preparedness of health infrastructure (availability of ICU, oxygen supported beds, ventilators, etc.) and upgrade health infrastructure under ECRP-II including in rural areas and for pediatric cases.
-  Commissioning all PSA plants, ensuring sufficient logistics, drugs etc.
-  Ensure rapid COVID-19 vaccine coverage.
-  Ensuring adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour.

Union  Ministry  of  Health  &  FW  continues  to  provide  support  to  States/UTs  to  enhance preparedness  and  response  capacities  against  COVID-19  and  other  public  health  emergencies. Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  continues  to  provide  technical  guidance  for  managing various aspects of COVID-19. So far more than 180 guidelines/advisories/SoPs/plans have been provided  to  States/UTs.  These  include  guidance  on  containment  and  surveillance;  updated COVID-19  clinical  management  protocols  for  adults  as  well  as  for  children  &  adolescents; guidance on co-infections (including COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza co-infection); guidelines  for  management  of  post-COVID  sequlae;  revised  guidelines  on  home  isolation; discharge  protocol,  testing  strategy,  safe  resumption  of  activities  in  workplaces,  markets  etc. States  are  supported  in  terms  of  supply  of  logistics  which  includes  PPE  Kits,  N-95  masks, oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, ventilators and drugs etc. States are also supported in terms  of  installation  of  Oxygen  concentrator  plants/  PSA  (Pressure  Swing  Adsorption  plants) plants.

To  disseminate  various  clinical  guidelines  for  appropriate  management  of  cases,  a  series  of webinars were held under MoHFW's Center of Excellence initiative for all State Level Centers of Excellence  and  district  level  public  and  private  COVID  health  facilities  in  collaboration  with AIIMS, Delhi and Indian Medical Association.

Since 3 rd January 2022 COVID-19 vaccination has been initiated for the age-group 15-18 years and provision has also been made for administration of precautionary 3rd dose for the healthcare workers,  frontline  workers  and  people  above  60  years  of  age  with  co-morbidities  since  10 th January, 2022. COVID-19 vaccine is made available free of cost for all citizens of the country aged 15 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status, at all Government COVID19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs). Details of Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to States/UTs and doses  administered  are  provided  at Annexure .  The  allocation  of  vaccines  to  States  &  UTs  is done on the basis of pro-rata target population, the progress of vaccination in the State/UTs and vaccine wastage.

Funding  support  is  also  provided  to  States/UTs  through  various  avenues  like  National  Health Mission,  State  Disaster  Response  Funds  (SDRF)  and  Emergency  COVID-19  Response  and Preparedness (ECRP) packages.

Department  of  Biotechnology,  Ministry  of  Science  &  Technology  under  Mission  COVID Suraksha  has  provided  financial  support  to  vaccine  manufacturing  facilities  for  enhanced production  capacities.  Production  capacity  for  COVID-19  vaccine  in  the  country  has  been enhanced  with  increasing  requirements  while  also  broadening  the  beneficiary  base  as  per recommendations of National Expert  Group on Vaccine Administration  for  COVID-19 (NEGVAC).

Annexure State/UT-wise  COVID-19  vaccine  supplied  and  doses  administered  from  January  to  31 st January 2022

| S. No.                                 | State/UTs                              | Doses supplied   | Doses administered   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
| 1                                      | Andaman and Nicobar                    | 6,27,880         | 6,31,861             |
| 2                                      | Andhra Pradesh                         | 7,86,97,670      | 8,01,65,629          |
| 3                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 19,45,890        | 15,69,187            |
| 4                                      | Assam                                  | 4,55,59,930      | 4,12,91,933          |
| 5                                      | Bihar                                  | 12,46,44,285     | 11,21,21,131         |
| 6                                      | Chandigarh                             | 19,69,510        | 1971986              |
| 7                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 3,55,77,670      | 3,37,31,145          |
| 8                                      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                 | 6,71,870         | 755846               |
| 9                                      | Daman and Diu                          | 6,21,180         | 561980               |
| 10                                     | Delhi                                  | 2,82,70,610      | 2,95,59,740          |
| 11                                     | Goa                                    | 25,74,060        | 2553493              |
| 12                                     | Gujarat                                | 9,32,20,850      | 9,77,11,733          |
| 13                                     | Haryana                                | 3,71,05,330      | 3,91,96,882          |
| 14                                     | Himachal Pradesh                       | 1,18,52,410      | 1,19,21,010          |
| 15                                     | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 1,95,67,595      | 2,04,37,911          |
| 16                                     | Jharkhand                              | 3,42,81,620      | 3,46,21,581          |
| 17                                     | Karnataka                              | 8,34,42,480      | 9,52,48,115          |
| 18                                     | Kerala                                 | 4,73,89,470      | 5,08,81,406          |
| 19                                     | Ladakh                                 | 4,58,560         | 418276               |
| 20                                     | Lakshadweep                            | 1,07,960         | 114834               |
| 21                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 10,95,72,330     | 10,93,19,392         |
| 22                                     | Maharashtra                            | 14,29,45,390     | 14,79,29,992         |
| 23                                     | Manipur                                | 32,90,330        | 2498752              |
| 24                                     | Meghalaya                              | 30,15,680        | 2284861              |
| 25                                     | Mizoram                                | 16,92,830        | 1438405              |
| 26                                     | Nagaland                               | 17,07,920        | 14,63,662            |
| 27                                     | Odisha                                 | 5,58,18,405      | 5,69,31,012          |
| 28                                     | Puducherry                             | 17,90,420        | 1533836              |
| 29                                     | Punjab                                 | 3,58,16,710      | 3,32,74,328          |
| 30                                     | Rajasthan                              | 9,41,52,385      | 9,30,50,888          |
| 31                                     | Sikkim                                 | 12,63,190        | 1064260              |
| 32                                     | Tamil Nadu                             | 9,24,61,970      | 9,36,98,254          |
| 33                                     | Telangana                              | 4,83,05,390      | 5,39,92,630          |
| 34                                     | Tripura                                | 56,25,640        | 49,46,559            |
| 35                                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | 25,39,32,335     | 25,99,10,771         |
| 36                                     | Uttarakhand                            | 1,61,90,680      | 1,58,49,953          |
| 37                                     | West Bengal                            | 12,02,53,930     | 12,14,01,385         |
| 38                                     | Miscellaneous                          | -                | 43,41,608            |
| Vaccine procured by Private facilities | Vaccine procured by Private facilities | 4,79,25,010      | -                    |
| Total                                  | Total                                  | 1,68,43,47,375   | 1,66,03,96,227       |