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As pace of infection slows in Mumbai, experts advise caution
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Suggest extending of lockdown in June as precaution against further spread of infection
Mumbai could become the first city in the country to come out of lockdown after successfully managing to reduce the seven-day Moving Growth Rate (MGR) of positive cases, active cases and mortality. Furthermore, the positive cases rate has fallen below 2 per cent, which enables it to further relax the restrictions imposed on daily life.
The Maharashtra Government began implementing harsh restrictions for containing the second wave of Covid pandemic from April 4. Other than medicines and grocery outlets, all shops and most private establishments are shut in the city. On April 4, Mumbai had 66,806 active cases, which has dropped to 33,574 on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: More than 500 medical staff have tested positive for coronavirus in the Indian state of Maharashtra, adding to the woes of the country, where most hospitals are already grappling with an acute shortage of health workers.
On Wednesday, the country registered more than 382,000 coronavirus cases and a record 3,700 deaths, of which the western state of Maharashtra accounted for 51,800 infections and almost 900 fatalities.
Last week, India accounted for almost half of coronavirus cases reported worldwide, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as deaths in the south Asian nation surged during the past 24 hours.
Pune, one of Maharashtra’s main urban centers with a population of more than 3.5 million people, is the second-worst affected city in India, with almost 6,000 cases being reported each day. The city has recorded 880,545 infections and 9,770 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year.
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On Monday, fresh infections in the State declined to 48,700
New Covid infections in Mumbai dropped to a four-week low of 3,876 on Monday. The financial capital had reported a high of 9,925 new cases on April 14, after which strict restrictions were imposed across Maharashtra. The number of active patients on Monday also declined to 70,373 from 87,443 on April 14.
For Maharashtra, the numbers seem to be plateauing. On Monday, fresh infections dipped to 48,700 compared to 58,952 on April 14.
Immediate past president of the Indian Medical Association (Maharashtra), Avinash Bhondwe, said the Covid curve is definitely flattening in Mumbai, Pune and other areas due to the restrictions imposed by the State Government. The number of patients getting discharged from hospitals is higher than fresh infections, he said. The situation in the State is