2nd April 2020

Daily COVID-19 Status Report, MoHFW

1 Overall Status of Incidence:

Key Figure Status Comparisons

(2nd April 09:00 am)
Total Confirmed Cases 1965 +328 increase
v/s 1637 cases on 1st
April 09:00 am
Total Active Cases 1764 +298 increase
v/s 1466 cases on 1st
April 09:00 am
Growth Rate 3.4 Deterioration
(# days in which India’s total v/s 4 days on 1st April
case count is doubling– 09:00 am
calculated using growth over
past 3 days)
Total Recoveries 151 Improvement
v/s 133 as of 1st April
09:00 am
Total Deaths 50 +12 increase
v/s 38 deaths on 1st April
09:00 am
Mortality Rate 2.5% Deterioration
v/s 2.3%
Global avg. is 5.0%
No. of states/UT affected 29 +2 increase
v/s 27 on 1st April 9:00am
(Assam and Jharkhand
added)
No. of districts 211 Vs 177 on 30th March
10.30 am.

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2 State Assessment:
1965 confirmed cases in India; cases in 8 states (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Rajasthan)
doubling faster than India average

2.1 Key highlights

1. 8 States are growing faster than India as against 6 States on 1.04.2020:

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal,
Rajasthan.
2. New States affected: Jharkhand, Assam.
3. 10 states are contributing to >80% of India’s total COVID-19 cases:
Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, UP, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.

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2.2 Emerging hotspots:

Multiple emerging hotspots, where immediate action is needed for containment:

61 Districts in 19 states with >80% of cases in India and significant increase in cases since last
fortnight

Hotspots defined as districts contributing 80% of national case load

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10 potential hotspot district identified as potential hotspots:

Potential hotspots defined with districts >3 cases in last 14 days and based on population density
(>700 per sq km)/international airport presence

2.3 India’s incidence trajectory as compared to global benchmarks

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3 Best practices by states:

3.1 Assam

 Seven days’ extensive training on Corona Critical Care being imparted online as well in seminar
halls to doctors belonging to all disciplines, nurses, Final Year MBBS Students, Final Year
AYUSH Students, Final year BDS Students, PG Students, Final Year BSc Nursing & GNM
Students.
 Set up Corona Care Centre by converting the Sarusajai Stadium into a facility for quarantining
people (Nearly 700 beds).
 All medical personnel recalled and teams formed with medicine and pulmonary specialists as
leaders.
 Have blocked hotels in all major cities for quarantining the medical staff for 14 days after their
6 days duties. All separate rooms with TV and WiFi connection.

3.2 Rajasthan

 The distillery and liquor division of the Rajasthan that normally produces 2.4 million bottles
of country liquor every day is now producing sanitizers.

3.3 Tripura

 6.19 lakh poor families in the state would get free ration for one month.

3.4 Odisha

 Ensured food and accommodation to 23,000 migrant workers stranded in the state through
336 camps.

3.5 Delhi

 Started tracking cell phone location of people in quarantine, it will also help in identifying
the number of people who came in contact. Strict action will be taken against violators.
 Provided INR 5,000 as financial assistance to around 35,000 construction workers.

3.6 Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra

 All schools have been instructed to postpone the recovery of fees during coronavirus
lockdown.

3.7 Other Institutions: Food Corporation of India & Indian Railways

 FCI is moving grains to meet the requirement of states such as Bihar, UP and West Bengal,
moved a record 58 rakes through Indian railways against an average of 30-35 rakes.

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4 Advisories/ Letters to States:

 Advisory for Human Resource Management of COVID-19 placed in public

domain by MoHFW.
 Details of vacancies of epidemiologists in various Districts of the States in the
country shared with the States/ UTs by MoHFW with emphasis on urgent need
of filling up of these posts so that epidemiological investigation and cluster
containment can be further strengthened. Hon PM also spoke of this in VC with
Hon CMs on 02.04.2020. CDC trained epidemiologists are available in the
States. They need be deployed for this task immediately and other positions
that can be managed by redeployment.
 The video on PPE donning and doffing for gown type PPE shared with States/
UTs. This video may be used to train nurses.
 PARCEL TRAINS FOR ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES: The various Parcel Special
Trains being run by Railway including Time Tabled specials on various routes to
transport essential commodities has been posted by Chairman Railway Board.
In case, state governments, e commerce companies and other stakeholders are
interested to move essential commodities by such parcel trains, they may
kindly contact the nodal officer: Mr. S K Sharma, Executive Director, Freight
Marketing, Railway Board, mob. No. 9717653140.

5 Issues of States:

 Some States informed about the issue of shortage of PPEs, N-95 masks in their
States. To this, the Health Ministry responded to rationalize and optimize the
use of the PPEs. The next stock is likely to arrive on 4th April after which the
situation on availability of these items will ease out. The States were also asked
to update the stock position on the portal as well based on which the dispatch
plan gets made. States may suggest a formula by which these can be
distributed.

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 Annexure:
Details of Stock & Supply on PPEs, N-95 Masks, Ventilators, etc. as on 2nd April 2020:

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Abstract on Facilities available on Isolation Beds for COVID19 Management
as on 2.4.2020:
No of
Category / Group Isolation Beds
facilities
States/UTs (37 States/UTs)
(including Private Hospitals and
Government and Private Medical colleges) 4,833 1,47,105
Central Government 260 18,018
o Min of Health 17 1581
o Ministry of Coal 9 649
o Ministry of Steel 5 330
o Railways 74 1,100
o Defence / AFMS 51 10071
o AYUSH 33 1,238
o Labour 30 879
o MHA / CAPFMs 32 1890
o Indian Ordinance Factory 10 280
Hospitals
Grand Total
(States/UTs and Central Government) 5,095 1,65,123