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'Andhra Pradesh focusing on lowering mortality'

Visakhapatnam: The mortality rate in Andhra Pradesh is under control, said special chief secretary, medical and health department, Dr KS Jawahar Reddy.

Speaking to the media on Saturday, Reddy appealed to the public to self-report instances of persistent fever for three to four days, breathlessness and blood oxygen saturation below 94%.

“People can contact 104 helpline or a local ANM or volunteer either to get shifted to a hospital or home isolation for treatment based on the severity of their symptoms,” said Reddy.

Reddy added that the government is following a three-pronged approach to tackle mortality rate, including adhering to suggested clinical protocols, making sure of giving a window of at least six days to doctors treating Covid-19 patients and use of a ventilator only as a last attempt, and not oxygen beds.

“Our efforts are on decreasing the mortality rate and saving lives. The state is conducting a community-based sero-surveillance in Krishna, East Godavari, Anantapur and Nellore districts to find out the extent of infection among people. As many as 3,750 samples in each district will be collected and tested for the presence of IgG antibodies,” said Reddy.

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