In Chhattisgarh, nearly half of the villages in the state are now free from Covid-19.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The test positivity rate in the state has also come down to below five percent.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports, in Chhattisgarh, there are about twenty thousand villages.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''According to the state government, because of the various measures being taken to control the Covid-19, about ten thousand of these villages have now been completely free from corona infection.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The health infrastructure has been strengthened in district hospitals as well as primary and community health centers.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Besides, Anganwadi workers and Health workers are making people aware in these areas.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Medicines kits are being provided free of cost to suspected patients in rural areas by the Health Department.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''So far, this kit has been provided to more than 18 lakh suspected patients.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The number of daily Covid tests conducted in the state has also been increased.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On an average, more than seventy thousand samples are being tested every day.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 28, 2021 8:54 AM
Nearly half of the villages in Chhattisgarh now free from Covid-19