Reduce mortality rate with better treatment: Madhya Pradesh CM

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has reiterated that efforts should be to reduce mortality by providing best treatment to Covid-19 patients in the state.

"Every life is precious to us and even a slight lapse in treatment will not be tolerated," Chouhan said while reviewing the Covid-19 status in the state with the officials via video conference here on Friday.

Chief minister started analysis with senior officials and doctors about every Covid death in the state. Firstly, a detailed analysis of the Covid deaths was done with the dean and medical specialist of medical college Indore.

In the meeting, it was decided that three senior officers will keep special watch on the corona related arrangements of Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal. ACS health Mohammad Suleman will take special care of the arrangements in Indore, principal secretary Faiz Ahmed Kidwai in Bhopal and principal secretary Sanjay Shukla in Ujjain.

Chouhan said that in order to ensure that no community spread prevails anywhere in the state, all the collectors should ensure intensive survey, contact tracing, testing as well as strict lockdown in infected areas with all other precautions.

Reviewing the Rewa district, Chouhan directed that utmost care should be taken to ensure that there are no deaths from corona in the district. The collector informed that there were 35 corona positive patients in the district, out of which 10 have been discharged. The number of active patients is 25 and no death in the district from Corona has been reported yet.

Chief minister instructed that complete care should be taken to check spread of infection from migrant labourers. Ensure their health test and proper quarantine arrangement he added. There should be a good arrangement of healthy food, clean water, fans and toilets in Isolation for the labourers.

ACS health Suleman said that the mortality rate of corona in Madhya Pradesh is 4.3% as against the national average of 2.8%. He said that there has been a decrease in active cases in the state. On May 29, total 192 new corona-infected patients were found, while 219 healthy patients were discharged. The number of active cases in the state is 3,042. The state's corona recovery rate has gone up to 56% against national average of 42.8%. Today, 28 healthy patients have been discharged from Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal.

Suleman informed that the trauma center at Ujjain is all set as a Covid hospital. Amalatas Hospital Dewas has also been contracted and now RD Gardi hospital is not required. Health minister Narottam Mishra, chief secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, DGP Vivek Johri, commissioner public relations Sudam P Khade and senior officials were present on the occasion.