Highlights and Situation Overview as on date 21.10.2021 at 11:00 AM IST
COVID-19 cases in the SAARC Member States
| Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 155801 | 7247 | 127235 |
| Bangladesh | 1557347 | 27555 | 1517642 |
| Bhutan | 2617 | 3 | 2605 |
| India | 34127450 | 452811 | 33495808 |
| Maldives | 86419 | 239 | 84856 |
| Nepal | 807052 | 11318 | 784155 |
| Pakistan | 1266826 | 28328 | 1213799 |
| Sri Lanka | 533305 | 13543 | 493674 |
| Total | 38536817 | 541044 | 37719774 |
Source (in order of countries):
- WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (as reported on (20.10.2021),
- Institute of epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Govt. of Bangladesh (as on 20.10.2021)
- Ministry of Health, Royal Govt. of Bhutan (as on 20.10.2021)
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India (as on 21.10.2021 at 08:00 AM)
- Health Protection Agency, Republic of Maldives (as 20 October 2021 – 06:00 PM)
- Ministry of Health and Population, Govt. of Nepal (as on 20 October 2021)
- www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/pakistan/ (Updated on 21 October 2021, 05:55 GMT)
- Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Govt. of Sri Lanka (as on 11:30
As of 20th October 2021- 241,411,380 people have been affected by COVID-19 worldwide. About 4,912,112 lives have been lost. (Source: WHO)
SAARC region comprises of over 21% of the world's population which remains vulnerable towards COVID-19. The Member States have reported 3,85,36,817 cases, a total of 5,41,044 deaths in the region, and 3,77,19,774 recovered cases.
Based on the day wise data of COVID-19 cases in the SAARC Member States, time-series graphs below show the trend of daily cases :
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Emergency Contact Details for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
afghanistan
Ministry of Public Health
Massoud Square, Kabul,Afghanistan
- Web-portal: https://moph.gov.af
- Email: minister.office@moph.gov.af,
hco@moph.gov.af - Phone : +93-20-230-1377, +93-747-242444
- Helpline for COVID-19: 166
- Source: Official Website of Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Bangladesh Secretariat Abdul Gani Rd, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
- Web-portal: http://www.mohfw.gov.bd/
- Covid: https://www.iedcr.gov.bd
- Email: sasadmin2@mohfw.gov.bd
- Phone : +88-02-9559216
- Helpline No for COVID-19: +8801944333222, +8801927711785, +8801550064901-05
- Source: Official Website of Bangladesh
bhutan
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box: 726, Kawajangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Web-portal: http://www.moh.gov.bt/
- Email: plhamo@health.gov.bt
- Phone : +975-2-328095, 321842 , 322602, 328091
- Helpline No for COVID-19: 2121
- Source: Official Website of Bhutan
india
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
‘A’ Wing, Nirman Bhavan,New Delhi-110011
- Web-portal: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
- Email: ncov2019@gmail.com
- Toll Free No: 1075
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: +91-11-23978046
- Source: Official Website of India
maldives
Ministry of Health
H. Roshani Building, Sosunmagu, Male, Maldives
- Web-portal: http://www.health.gov.mv/
- COVID-19 Portal: http://covid19.health.gov.mv/
- Email: moh@health.gov.mv
- Contact No.: +9603328887
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: 1676
- Source: Official Website of Maldives
nepal
Ministry of Health and Population
Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Web-portal: https://www.mohp.gov.np/eng/
- COVID-19 Portal: https://covid19.mohp.gov.np
- Email: info@mohp.gov.np
- Contact No.: +977- 014262543,4262802,+977-4262696
- Source: Official Website of Nepal
pakistan
Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination
Koshar Block, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Web-portal: http://www.nhsrc.gov.pk/
- COVID-19 Portal: https://www.nih.org.pk
- Email: Contact@nhsrc.gov.pk
- Contact No.: +92519245717
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: 1166
- Source: Official Website of Pakistan
sri lanka
Ministry of Health
385, Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Colombo 10. Ven Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha, Colombo 01000,Sri Lanka
- Web-portal: http://www.health.gov.lk/
- COVID-19 Portal: http://www.epid.gov.lk
- Email: postmaster@health.gov.lk,
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: 117
- Contact No.: 0710107107/ 0113 071 073
- Source: Official Website of Sri Lanka
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