HYDERABAD: Though the daily Covid-19 case count has come down considerably across the state, the active caseload is still a worry. The state currently stands at the ninth place in terms of active cases (9,824).
Maharashtra still tops the list in having the highest active caseload at 1.3 lakh followed by Kerala at 1.23 lakh cases. There is a huge difference between these two states and the rest in terms of active cases. Other states having more active case are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam.
For every 100 cases, two people are currently infected in Telangana. Active cases per million population could be an indicator of the stress the health infrastructure faces at a given time. Though there is no pressure on the bed capacity in the state, it does not indicates that all is well. People cannot drop guard and have to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, say health experts.
Looking at the national data, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar have more cumulative cases than Telangana (state has around 6.5 lakh) . The cumulative caseload in these state is more than seven lakh, but the active caseload less than 1,000. It means that the number of new infections being added in these two states is less than what it is in Telangana.
In a wave-like scenario, if the cases stretch beyond a given capacity, it would be difficult to stop even preventable deaths. “Though the current situation is not that alarming, people need to be careful with a strict compliance mechanism in place,” Dr Ranjit Kumar Dehury, public health expert and assistant professor, School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, said.
