Municipal health workers conduct screening for Covid-19 at Dadar in Mumbai, on Saturday. (PTI Photo)
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Thane Coronavirus Live Updates: Maharashtra minister of state for environment Sanjay Bansode on Sunday said that he tested positive for coronavirus and is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai. After feeling unwell since Saturday and having symptoms such as mild fever and a soar throat the NCP MLA tested covid-19 positive a day later.
The coronavirus tally in Maharashtra increased to 3,75,799 on Sunday, with a single-day rise of around 9,431 cases, PTI quoted the health department as saying.The state reported 267 more deaths due to Covid-19, pushing the death toll to 13,656.
The department said in a statement that as many as 6,044 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the number of recovered people to 2,13,238.
As many as 1,48,601 people still remain under treatment in the state, the health department added. Nearly 18,86,296 people have been tested so far.
Meanwhile, Mumbai and its suburban areas on Sunday reported 1,101 fresh cases, taking the total tally to 1,09,161. The death toll touched 6,093 with 57 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Maharashtra’s case recovery rate now stands at 56.74 per cent, while the fatality rate is 3.63 per cent, the department said.
Medics wearing PPE rest during a COVID-19 check-up, at Malad in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)
Pune city reported 992 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours with the total case count inching towards the 49,000 mark. Pune city has 48,057 cases and 1,166 fatalities as of now. Yesterday, 1,175 patients were discharged from hospitals in the city.
With 130 new cases reported on Sunday, Aurangabad district's total case count breached the 13,000 mark to reach 13,038. With 6 new fatalities, the death toll stands at 443. Till now, over 8,500 people have recovered in the district.The number of active cases stand at 4,059.(With PTI inputs)
The COVID-19 count in Nashik district reached 12,162 after 219 people tested positive on Sunday, while the death toll touched 457 as three patients succumbed. Of the total cases, Nashik city accounts for 7,700, Malegaon 1,252 while 3,054 are from other areas. A total of 156 people are from outside the district. (PTI)
Maharashtra minister of state for environment, FDA Sanjay Bansode on Sunday said that he tested positive for coronavirus and is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai. After feeling unwell since Saturday and having symptoms such as mild fever and a soar throat the NCP MLA tested covid-19 positive a day later.
A 42-year-old police constable posted at the Wadala Truck Terminal police station succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the overall toll in the Mumbai Police to 53.
Officers said Sohail Shaikh, who had tested positive on June 12, had lost his 42-year-old sister and 63-year-old mother to the infection later in the month. Read More
A total of 41,959 constabulary ranked officials of the Mumbai Police department will undergo medical screening at Nagpada police hospital from end-August. The move comes in the backdrop of the heightened vulnerability of these frontline police personnel in view of the Covid-19 outbreak — 53 police personnel, including 48 constables, have lost their lives due to the virus since the outbreak. Read More
Nine former Covid-19 patients from Dharavi donated plasma at Sion Hospital’s blood bank on Sunday.
They were the first batch of recovered patients who were identified as being fit to donate plasma during a first-of-its-kind screening camp in progress in Dharavi. Read More
A day after 29 persons tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the Mankhurd Mentally Deficient Children’s Home, they were shifted to Sion Hospital and Bandra-Kurla Complex Covid Care Centre on Sunday. Officials said tests were also being conducted on the staffers and others lodged at the Home who came in contact with those who tested positive. Read More