NASHIK: The densely-populated textile town of
Malegaon has successfully curbed the spread of nCoV virus for the second time in the past seven months.
Data from the Malegaon Municipal Corporation shows that the town has reported single digit figures of
Covid-19 for the past nine consecutive days. Prior to it, the average daily Covid-19 positive patients was around 20.
In addition, no Covid-19 patient residing within the town has succumbed to the infection between October 6 and 19. The four Covid-19 patients, who have died during this period, were residents of rural parts of Malegaon taluka and were undergoing treatment at the Malegaon Covid hospital.
The recovery rate of Malegaon town is 91.51% at present. At present, there are 179 Covid patients undergoing treatment at various treatment facilities but only 30 are from the town. The remaining ones are from rural Malegaon and other adjoining talukas. None of the 30 Covid patients from Malegaon town are on ventilator support.
Municipal commissioner Deepak Kasar told TOI that the civic body will continue to carry out aggressive testing despite the encouraging trend.
“I would give credit to people for adhering to the Covid-19 safety protocols in curbing the spread of the virus. State agriculture minister Dada Bhuse, who hails from Malegaon, has been constantly guiding us,” said Kasar.
He added that people should not lower their guard as there could be a sudden spike in cases.
The textile town had become the Covid hotspot in the state in April-May. However, the
Nashik district administration and the MMC worked overtime to control the spread of the virus by June. And when things looked under control, there was a sudden spike in cases from August again, this time mostly from western part of the town.
MMC health department officials said they are continuing to conduct around 90-100 tests a day. The MMC health department team led by Sapna Thackeray has been keeping a close watch.
“The feedback that we are receiving from private clinics, government and MMC OPDs is that people with fever and Covid like symptoms have reduced in the town,” added officials.