Maharashtra demands more Remdesivir injections from Centre
April 22, 2021
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State needs 50,000 doses per day but its supply is only 26,000, said Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik
Maharashtra requires 50,000 Remdesivir injections per day, but its supply is 26,000 injections from the Centre, said Senior Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Thursday.
Malik, who is the spokesperson for the NCP party and Cabinet Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said in a media statement that the Covid pandemic situation in Maharashtra is serious and scary, therefore keeping these conditions in mind the Central Government must enhance the supply to 50,000 injections per day.
Malik was reacting to the data released by the Union Government on Wednesday about the status of injections supply.
With 7,224 new cases, State sees highest daily positivity rate
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Four districts report over 50% of more than 50,000 cases reported in 15 days
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Four districts report over 50% of more than 50,000 cases reported in 15 days
The incidence of COVID-19 infection is growing at a rapid pace in the State while it continues to test a limited number of samples every day. The daily tally has been increasing by a thousand for the past four days and the samples tested remain around 35,000.
With 7,224 new infections and 15 deaths in the past day as of Saturday morning, the State witnessed the pandemic’s highest daily positivity rate of 20.12%. Only 35,907 samples were tested during the period.
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