ICMR suggests containment in 36 districts of 15 states

ccording to the study, a total of (104) 1.8 per cent of the 5,911 SARI patients tested were positive for Covid-19. These cases were reported from 52 districts in 20 states and union territories. "In all, 39.2 per cent COVID-19 cases did not report any history of contact with a known case or international travel," the ICMR study said. The ICMR highlighted that Covid-19 containment activities need to be targeted in districts reporting positive cases among SARI patients and stated that intensifying sentinel surveillance for coronavirus among SARI patients may be an efficient tool to effectively use resources towards containment and mitigation efforts, it said. During the study, SARI patients were detected from eight districts in Maharashtra, six in West Bengal and five each in Tamil Nadu and Delhi. In 15 states, more than one per cent of SARI patients were Covid-19 positive.