91% of villages in Kolhapur reported coronavirus cases

KOLHAPUR: Indicating a strong presence of the coronavirus, 91% of the villages in Kolhapur district have reported Covid-19 patients.
According to the official data, 938 of the 1,025 villages in the district have Covid patients. The administration zeroed in on 360 villages where the number of Covid cases is less than five, said the officials.
Shirol tehsil is the worst affected as all the 52 villages in the tehsil have reported Covid cases. Also, Shirol Municipal Council has a considerable number of patients. The tehsil has 2,376 cases and 89 deaths until Wednesday.
Hatkanangale tehsil reported 5, 046 cases and 202 deaths. Of the 60 villages in the tehsil, 59 have covid cases.
Official data show that 94% of villages in Karveer tehsil has reported coronavirus. The infection has been traced in 112 villages out of the 118. The tehsil recorded 5,331 patients and 158 deaths till Wednesday night.
Kagal tehsil, which had curtailed the virus in the initial stage, now has Covid cases in 73 of its 78 villages. Radhanagari tehsil has patients in 88 villages out of the 98 while Chandgad has cases in 98 villages of the 109.
Gaganbawda has the lowest number of cases-131, in the district.
Rural parts of Kolhapur district has reported almost half of the Covid patients while the remaining half are traced in Kolhapur Municipal Corporation limits and other urban areas governed by municipal councils.
Till Wednesday night, the rural areas have 23,065 cases while the municipal corporation has 13,967 patients and the urban areas have 7,111 patients.
The rural areas also have reported more than half of the Covid deaths as 730 casualties were reported out of the 1,514 deaths. The KMC has reported 342 deaths while other urban areas have reported 326 deaths till Wednesday night.
Ichalkaranji town, known for its powerloom industries, has 3,963 Covid cases and has reported 220 Covid deaths.