New Delhi:

About 40 percent of COVID-19 cases with serious intense respiratory infection did not have any history of contact with a positive patient or international travel, and they were reported from 36 districts of 15 states, an ICMR research study launched on Thursday while suggesting these locations for concern containment steps.

An overall of 104 of the 5,911 clients with serious intense respiratory infections (SARI) checked positive for COVID-19, out of which 40 cases did not report any history of contact with a recognized case or international travel, according to the research study which was performed from February 15 to April 2.

The possibilities of getting contaminated amongst SARI clients increased from 0 percent prior to March 14 to 2.6 percent by April 2.

Likewise, males represented greater variety of COVID-19 cases and likewise clients aged above 50 years of age.

According to the research study, which has actually been released in the Indian Journal of Medical Research study, an overall of (104) 1.8 percent of the 5,911 SARI clients checked were positive for COVID-19

These cases were reported from 52 districts in 20 states and union areas.

“In all, 39.2 per cent COVID-19 cases did not report any history of contact with a known case or international travel,” the research study stated while 2 percent reported contact with a verified case and one percent reported current history of international travel.

Information on direct exposure history was not readily available for 59 percent cases.

The ICMR in its research study highlighted that COVID-19 containment activities need to be targeted in districts reporting positive cases amongst SARI clients and mentioned that heightening guard security for COVID-19 amongst SARI clients might be an effective tool to successfully utilize resources towards containment and mitigation efforts, it stated.

Guard security amongst SARI clients can assist determine the spread and degree of transmission of COVID-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research study stated.

The SARI security was started in the early stage of the COVID-19 break out in India.

In India, the preliminary COVID-19 screening method consisted of people who had international travel history with signs, symptomatic contacts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 clients and symptomatic health care employees handling respiratory distress/SARI.

In addition, to track the development of the epidemic in the early stage, saved samples of SARI clients hospitalised considering that February 15 were likewise checked for COVID-19 under the Infection Research Study and Diagnostic Lab Network (VRDLN).

As part of the research study, SARI clients confessed at 41 guard websites from February 15 onwards were checked positive for COVID-19 by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase domino effect.

Throughout the research study, SARI clients were spotted from 8 districts in Maharashtra, 6 in West Bengal and 5 each in Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

In 15 states, more than one percent of SARI clients were COVID-19 positive.

About a 3rd of COVID-19 positive SARI cases did not have any history of contact with laboratory-confirmed case or international travel, and such cases were reported from 36 districts in 15 states. These districts need to be prioritised to target COVID-19 containment activities, the research study mentioned.

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