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Chandigarh, March 13
Punjab continues to report the highest Covid fatality rate (CFR) in the country.
The situation has slightly improved this month with the CFR declining to 3.1 (deaths per 100 cases), as compared to 3.23 last month. However, it is still more than double the national average of 1.4.
On the CFR list, Punjab is followed by Maharashtra (2.3), Sikkim (2.2), Himachal Pradesh (1.7), Chandigarh (1.6), Jammu & Kashmir (1.5) and Haryana (1.1).
According to state’s nodal officer for Covid control Dr Rajesh Bhaskar, the fatality rate in the state has declined slightly as the number of Covid cases has gone up, but the number of fatalities has taken a dip.
Experts, however, blame the high mortality rate on heavy load of population that suffers from comorbidities.
Meanwhile, the state has decided to revise the critical treatment protocol. It has been decided to prescribe Tocilizumab in some cases.
