Coronavirus in Maharashtra: With 21 new COVID-19 cases tally near 1,400-mark; Mumbai worst-hit
The total number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has reached 1,385 after 21 new positive cases were reported on Friday, according the state health department data. So far 97 patients have succumed to infection in the state. With 881 confirmed cases and 54 deaths, Mumbai remains to be worst-affected city in Maharashtra as well as across the country.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has reached 1,385 after 21 new positive cases were reported on Friday, according the state health department data. So far 97 patients have succumed to infection in the state. With 881 confirmed cases and 54 deaths, Mumbai remains to be worst-affected city in Maharashtra as well as across the country.
As per the latest update provided by the health department, most of the cases were reported from Pune and Mumbai. So far 125 persons have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state.
Of these, Pune reported 9 new cases followed by Akola (4), Buldhana (2) and Ratnagiri (1). The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said five
new coronavirus positive patients were found in Dharavi, a sprawling slum colony in the metropolis. On Thursday evening, Health minister Rajesh Tope had described the situation in the state as "worrisome".
With 1,385 cases till now, Maharashtra leads among states in the COVID-19 patient count.
Here are district-wise list of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra
| Sr.No | District/ M.Corporation | Cases | Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 881 | 54 |
| 2 | Pune Muncipal Corporation | 181 | 24 |
| 3 | Pimpri-Chinchawad Muncipal Corporation | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | Pune Rural | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Thane Muncipal Corporation | 26 | 3 |
| 6 | Kalyan Dombivali Muncipal Corporation | 32 | 2 |
| 7 | Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporations | 31 | 2 |
| 8 | Mira Bhayandar | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Vasai-Virar Muncipal Corporation | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Panvel Muncipal Corporation | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Thane Rural | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Palghar Rural | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Satara | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Sangli | 26 | 0 |
| 15 | Nagpur Muncipal Corporation | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | Ahemadnagar Muncipal Corporation | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Buldhana | 11 | 1 |
| 18 | Ahemadnagar Rural | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Aurangabad Muncipal Corporation | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Latur Muncipal Corporation | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Akola | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Malegaon | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Ratnagiri | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Yavatmal | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Osmanabad | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Amravati Muncipal Corporation | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Kolhapur Muncipal Corporation | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Ulhasnagar Muncipal Corporation | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Nashik Muncipal Corporation | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Nashik Rural | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jalgaon Rural | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jalgaon Muncipal Corporation | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Aurangabad Rural | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Jalna | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Hingoli | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Washim | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Gondia | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Beed | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Sindhudurg | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Other Sate | 8 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 1385 | 97 |
Out of 25 deaths (15 men and 10 women) reported in the state, 14 were from Pune followed by nine in Mumbai and one each from Ratnagiri and Malegaon. However, as per the authorities in Pune, only six coronavirus patients died in the district since Wednesday night.
A 101-year-old woman in Mumbai, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died on Thursday, becoming the oldest coronavirus casualty in the state.
Most of patients who succumed to the infection suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma or cardiac ailments.
So far 54 persons have died in Mumbai and 24 in Pune, the official said. However, as per the Mumbai civic body, the death toll in the state capital was 65. Out of 1,385 COVID-19 patients 881 are from Mumbai and 181 from Pune.
The number of patients in other cities was as follows: Pimpri Chinchwad (19), Pune Rural (6), Thane city (26), Kalyan-Dombivli (32), Navi Mumbai (31), Mira Bhayandar (4), Vasai Virar (11), Panvel city (6), Satara (6), Sangli (26), Nagpur city (19), Ahmednagar city (16), three each from Thane rural and Palghar rural, Buldana (11), Ahmednagar rural (9), Aurangabad city (16), Latur city (8), Akola (9), Malegaon and Kolhapur (5) each, 4 each from Ratnagiri, Yavatmal, Osmanabad, Amravati city, one each from Ulhasnagar city, Nashik city, Nashik rural, Jalgaon city, Jalgaon rural, Aurangabad rural, Jalna, Hingoli, Washim, Gondia, Beed and Sindhudurg.
Eight people from neighbouring states are also undergoing treatment here, the official said.
Besides Mumbai and Pune, Thane city has recorded three deaths, two each have died in Kalyan-Dombivli, Navi Mumbai and Vasai-Virar, one each in Palghar, Satara, Nagpur, Buldana, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Amravati city, Ratnagiri and Jalgaon, he said.
So far, 30,766 samples have been sent for testing of which 28,865 tested negative while 1,364 tested positive. As many as 36,533 people have been home quarantined while 4,731 are under institutional quarantine.
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