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A health worker in a PPE kit stands with a patient waiting in an ambulance to be transferred to an ICU at a recovery centre for Covid-19 on Thursday MUMBAI: The second Covid-19 wave has brought to the surface the pathetic state of Maharashtra’s public health system. Lack of beds of all types is overwhelming hospitals with many districts reporting 190-200% occupancy. Hingoli in Marathwada is one of the grim examples, where 121 patients were vying for 55 ICU beds early this week and 38 patients for 30 ventilators. After Hingoli where the requirement for ventilators touched 126% against availability, it was 102% and 103% for Solapur and Aurangabad respectively. ....
Maharashtra Covid lockdow news live: E-pass system reintroduced for emergency travel during curbs Maharashtra Covid lockdow news live: E-pass system reintroduced for emergency travel during curbs Maharashtra reported over 500 Covid fatalities for the third day in a row, logging 568 deaths for the second day, to take its toll to 62,479. The state also added 67,013 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 40.9 lakh. Meanwhile, deaths in Mumbai climbed to 75 on Thursday, the highest this year. The second Covid-19 wave has brought to the surface the pathetic state of Maharashtra’s public health system. Lack of beds of all types is overwhelming hospitals with many districts reporting 190-200% occupancy. Hingoli in Marathwada is one of the grim examples, where 121 patients were vying for 55 ICU beds early this week and 38 patients for 30 ventilators. After Hingoli where the requirement for ventilators touched 126% against availability, it was 102% and 103% for Solapur and Aurang ....
Representative Image MUMBAI: Merely 25% of the estimated population of 3.9 crore aged above 45 years in the state has taken the first dose of the Covid vaccine since the category became eligible for it on March 1. Numbers further show the ratio of vaccination varies widely between districts; ranging from 9% in Hingoli and Nandurbar to 51% in Kolhapur, which officials say was largely due to vaccine stockouts. After Kolhapur, districts including Bhandara, Nagpur, Pune and Sangli occupy the top five spots when it comes to the percentage of coverage. In absolute numbers, though, Mumbai appears on the top with 14.6 lakh (38%) from the age group having received one dose, followed by Pune that has given the first jab to 14.2 lakh covering more than 40%. In all, only 95 lakh from this age group have taken the first dose, which many districts have blamed on factors such as shortage of vaccine stocks, surge in cases to hesitancy. ....