Due to the fast-growing corona infection in India, early signs of community transmission are reaching the phase. A recent study by the ICMR has revealed that about two out of every 100 patients with the severe respiratory disease suffer from the coronavirus. This figure is even higher in Delhi, more than five out of every 100 patients have been suffering from corona, while four in Maharashtra and one and a half percent of patients in Uttar Pradesh have been found to be suffering from corona.
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To find out the coronavirus has reached the community transmission, the ICMR has started investigating coronavirus in patients with severe respiratory disease, who are admitted to ICU in various government hospitals of the country.
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In this study started from 15 February, 859 patients underwent corona test till 14 March, but no corona positive came out in it. But after March 15, corona patients started getting tests. A total of 109 patients underwent a corona test between 15 and 21 March, in which two corona positives came out. Between 22 to 28 March, 48 out of 2877 patients and between 29 March and 2 April, 2069 patients showed 48 and 54 patients respectively corona positive.
