Maharashtra is likely to cross the grim milestone of a total of 1 lakh Covid deaths on Sunday, with only seven countries (including India) having a higher number of deaths during the pandemic. On Saturday, when the state registered its lowest single-day case count (13,659) in 87 days (since March 10, when 13,659 cases were registered), 741 deaths were added to the toll. Of these, 300 deaths were registered on Saturday, while the remaining 441 were deaths that occurred over a week ago. The total number of active Covid-19 cases has reduced across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits. The state government, which has finalised a plan to provide five levels of lockdown restrictions based on how well a district or municipal corporation has kept Covid-19 at bay, has also added an overriding catch: if the demand for oxygen beds in the state crosses certain thresholds, then even places that have the most liberal levels of lockdown will have to implement the rules meant for the stricter levels
Daily Covid-19 cases seem to have stabilized at less than 16,000 in Maharashtra (15,229) for the last four days, with the test positivity rate dropping to 5.85% on Thursday. While deaths continued to be added in two instalments daily (307) and those that are a week old (336) state officials said the toll still seems to be dropping in comparison to a fortnight back. The lockdown-like restrictions introduced in Maharashtra to curb the pandemic’s second wave have slowed down the economy and slashed the revenues of the state government by as much as 23% between April and May. Revenues were down by Rs 4,509 crore in this period, the latest data shows. Bombay high court bench at Aurangabad on Thursday directed the state to place before it “a ready reference chart” on June 10 to indicate how many mucormycosis patients were under treatment, the number of patients who have been cured and the number of deaths in the Marathwada region. The Pune Metropolitan Region continued to report und
Thane has reported 695 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,15,091, an official said on Sunday. Besides these new cases recorded on Saturday, the virus also claimed the lives of 52 more people, pushing the death toll in the district to 9,163, he said. The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.77 per cent, he added. Details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration. In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,09,024, while the death toll has reached 2,024, another official said.
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Thane: With nearly 400 new cases, spike continues for the seventh day in a row
Mirror Online / Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 07:35 IST
Thane city continues to report a massive spike in new
COVID-19 cases amid restrictions by the state government and civic body in the hotspot areas,
For the seventh day in a row, the city has seen a surge, with over 300 new cases for the fourth day.
In a span of 24 hours, lake city reported 370 new cases. On Monday, the city reported 304 new cases, 328 on Sunday, and 338 on Saturday.
Kalwa areas continue to report maximum new cases.
Whereas, the number of active cases has increased to 2,735 against 2,568 on Monday.
Thane city continues to report a huge spike in new COVID-19 cases for the sixth day in a row, with active cases crossing the 2,500 mark. In a span of 24 hours, lake city reported 304 new cases. On Sunday, the city had reported 328 new cases and 338 on Saturday.