Maharashtra COVID-19 cases climb to 891, death toll at 52; Mumbai crosses 500-mark. Check district-wise tally
The worst-affected Mumbai reported 68 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally of affected people to 536 while the death toll from the financial capital went up to 34.
Coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra are increasing at an alarming speed as on Tuesday 23 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported, mainly from Mumbai and Pune, taking the total number of the affected people to 891. With seven more deaths reported from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Vasai, including that of a woman who was nine-month pregnant, the overall toll mounted to 52 in the state.
Twenty three more people tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra on Tuesday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 891, a health official said.
Out of 23 new cases, 10 have been reported from Mumbai, four from Pune, three from Ahmednagar, two each from Buldhana and Nagpur, and one each from Thane and Sangli, he said.
So far, 52 deaths have been reported from the state.
The worst-affected Mumbai reported 68 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally of affected people to 536 while the death toll from the financial capital went up to 34. Worst hit by deadly coronavirus, Mumbai has emerged as one of the hotspots of COVID-19 not only in Maharashtra but also across the country.
Notably, most of the seven deceased had no history of any foreign travel though they were suffering from co-morbities like diabetes or hypertension, the official said.
Giving the break-up of the 120 fresh Covid-19 cases, the official said that 68 of them are from Mumbai while 41 are from Pune. The deceased woman (30), who had completed nine months of pregnancy, is probably the youngest fatality of Covid-19 in the state.
Out of the 52 deaths in the state so far, 34 are from Mumbai, 9 from Thane region, 5 from Pune and one each from Aurangabad, Buldana, Jalgaon and Amravati, the official said.
Meanwhile, amidst speculations over lifting of the lockdown after April 15, state health minister Rajesh Tope has said that no one should be under the impression of its complete withdrawal.
"No one should be under the impression of complete lifting of lockdown from April 15 onwards. The situation between April 10 to 15 will be closely analysed before taking a decision on the lockdown," he told reporters.
Out of the total 868 cses in Maharashtra so far, the highest 526 are from Mumbai, 141 from Pune, Sangli (25), Thane region (85), Ahmednagar (23), Nagpur (17), Aurangabad (10), Latur (8), five each from Buldana and Satara, Yavatmal (4), Osmanabad (3). Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Jalgaon and Nashik have reported two cases each while Sindhudurg, Gondia, Washim, Amravati, Hingoli and Jalna have reported one case each.
District-wise COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra
| Sr.No | District/ M.Corporation | Cases | Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 526 | 34 |
| 2 | Pune (City and Rural) | 141 | 5 |
| 3 | Sangli | 25 | 0 |
| 4 | Municipal Corporations in Thane division ( Other than Mumbai ) | 85 | 9 |
| 5 | Ahemadnagar | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | Nagpur | 17 | 0 |
| 7 | Aurangabad | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Latur | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Buldhana | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Satara | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Yavatmal | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Osmanabad | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Kolhapur | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Ratnagiri | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jalgaon | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Nashik | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Sindhudurg | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Gondia | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Washim | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Amravati | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hingoli | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jalna | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Other state Gujrat | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 868 | 52 |
He said of the 17,563 samples sent for testing so far, 15,808 have been negative while 868 returned positive. A total of 70 people have been discharged so far in the state after recovering from the viral infection, the official added.
While a total of 32,521 people are put under home quarantine across the state, 3498 others are put under the institutional quarantine.
Talking about the Nizamuddin link, the official said a total of eight people who had returned from the Delhi congregation held last month have tested positive for coronavirus so far.
"Out of the eight, two each are from Pune, Pimpri- Chinchwad and Ahmednagar while one each hailed from Hingoli and Washim, he added.
According to the official, a total of 175 surveillance teams are pressed into service in the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) area near Mumbai to identify clusters for containment. The number of such teams in Thane and Navi Mumbai is 214 and 178, respectively.
A total of 2,855 survey teams have so far completed surveillance of ten lakh population.
Meanwhile, two private hospitals in Mumbai were sealed after some of their medical staff, including doctors and nurses, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, civic officials said on Monday.
Three doctors and 26 nurses tested positive for novel coronavirus in Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai Central and the facility has been sealed off to prevent the spread of infection.
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