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New Delhi : The recovery rate of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in India continues to improve and reached 56.38% on June 23, 2020. So far, a total of 2,48,189 patients have been cured of COVID-19. During the last 24 hours, 10,994 COVID-19 patients have been cured. At present, there are 1,78,014 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. The number of government labs has been increased to 726 and private labs have increased to 266.
Many States have evolved customised strategies within the larger framework of advisories, guidelines, and protocols suggested by the Centre. Odisha has focused its anti-COVID measures on active use of IT, empowering the local sarpanches, building its skilled healthcare force through community participation, and protecting the vulnerable groups. This had led to reduced disease burden with low mortality rates.
Some of the key initiatives include: Support to co-morbid and senior citizens via Sachetak app – Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has developed a mobile App ‘Sachetak’,to keep co-morbid and elderly citizens of the city under high scrutiny. One family member is registered as a caregiver. For elderly people staying alone, one volunteer from Ward Level Sachetak Committee is identified as a caregiver. They are oriented in ways to ring-fence the vulnerable people. Through this App, citizens can explore resources on COVID protection, consult doctors, view updates on COVID quarantine, positive cases etc. The data from the App helps civic bodies plan for targeted healthcare camps, according to a PIB release.