COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report May 2021

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Highlights

• May 2021 saw more than three cases per second and nearly three deaths per minute at the height of the surge.
   
• While the epidemic curve is on a downwards trend, the number of cases per day are still close to double of peak caseload in 2020.
   
• India is the third fastest country to administer more than 210 million doses, however, only 14.8 vaccine doses have been administered per 100 people so far and the country ranks 114th position on this indicator.
   
• UNICEF has continued to support augmenting medical oxygen and related products; over 4,500 oxygen concentrators, 512 High Flow Nasal Cannulas have been delivered to 10 States.
   
• UNICEF continues to strengthen testing capacity: Supplied and installed 85 RT-PCR test machines in 73 laboratories spread across 25 States and Union Territories. 200 additional RT-PCR machines and 100 RNA extraction machines are also under procurement.
   
• UNICEF supported installation of cold-chain capacity that strengthen vaccine storage capability at national and all state level as well as in 523 districts through augmenting 1389 cold chain points.
   
• 1,270 Child Protection functionaries were trained on grief counselling and methods to share difficult news to children regarding death or illness of parent/s.
   
• UNICEF WASH services directly reached 404 health centers and 500 vaccination centers.
   
• Mask Nahi Toh Tokenge communication campaign reached over 1.3 million people with the support of 104,000 trained youth volunteers in Rajasthan.
   
• Model demonstrated for doorstep counselling and tele-monitoring nutrition services to prevent COVID-19 induced undernutrition and food insecurity via 45,000 self-help groups in 19 districts of five States.