Maharashtra Covid lockdown news live: 32% of state’s daily detections are now coming from rural areas
On a day Maharashtra reported its lowest daily detections in 46 days, the total Covid-19 death toll in the state crossed the 80,000 mark. Maharashtra reported 960 deaths on Saturday, the second highest fatalities reported so far, taking its total toll to 80,512. It added 34,848 cases, lowest since March 30 (27,918). The state’s total caseload rose to 53.4 lakh. Covid-19 is raging in the peri-urban and rural areas of many districts in Maharashtra even as cases have dipped or plateaued in cities adjoining them. At least 32% of the state’s daily detections are now coming from rural areas, while some districts are seeing up to 80% deaths from rural parts. CM Uddhav Thackeray will, along with state task force members, be interacting with medical practitioners from the state on Sunday via social media platforms. Stay with TOI for more updates.Read Less
Vidarbha: Cases decline in cities but no relief in rural areas of region
Vidarbha has seen a dip in daily Covid-19 cases with more recoveries being reported since last ten days. It’s the cities, especially the municipal corporation areas, that have witnessed a major decline in cases and deaths. On the other hand, rural areas are still reporting a high number of cases as well as deaths due to Covid-19. On Saturday, the region reported 6,931 new cases, its lowest count in a day since April 10. The day also saw 11,868 patients recovering from the disease. Now, out of 10,19,130 patients reported till date, 90,7947 have recovered. Recovery rate has improved to 89%. In last two weeks, it has steadily increased from 80% to 89%. Vidarbha’s recovery rate is equal to that of Maharashtra and better than the national average of 83%.
In Palghar district, the overall Covid-19 case count has gone up to 1,02,583, while the death toll has reached 1,856 (PTI)
Maharashtra : Thane reports 1,490 new Covid-19 cases, 57 more deaths
Thane has added 1,490 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 4,99,451, an official said on Sunday. Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, the virus also claimed the lives of 57 more people, pushing the death toll in the district to 8,427, he said. The Covid-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.68 per cent, he added. Details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration. (PTI)
Maharashtra: Even during pandemic, 108 served more non-Covid patients
The sound of an ambulance siren may send a chill down the spine to many these days, but statistics say even during the pandemic, more non-Covid patients were ferried than those infected by the virus by the state’s 108 ambulance service. Since March, 2020, when the first case of Coronavirus was reported, 15,877 Covid patients were ferried in the 108 ambulances. As against this, 46,025 non-Covid patients were taken in these ambulances during the same period. “Among the other patients, majority were cases of non-heart related medical emergencies. These constituted 32% of the total non-Covid patients ferried in the ambulances called by dialling 108. This was followed by around 30% pregnant women and road accident cases have been in the range of 9% to 10%. Those suffering with heart troubles have been in the range of 1% to 2%,” said Dr Deepakkumar Ukey, in-charge of 108 service in Vidarbha. The same proportion has been maintained month by month, he added.
Goa, Kerala get 2 oxygen tankers each from Maharashtra
Maharashtra has come to the rescue of Goa and Kerala during their oxygen crisis. In the wake of an urgent message from the Centre, the state government has provided two oxygen tankers each to Goa and Kerala. Maharashtra has a total of 323 tankers for transportation of oxygen. “We have supplied 18 MT oxygen to Goa, while two empty tankers, with a total capacity of 28.5 MTs, have been given to Kerala for transportation of oxygen. For Goa, it is only one-time supply of oxygen, while our empty tankers will remain with these states,” a senior bureaucrat told TOI.
Maharashtra: Rs 50L relief for kin of cops, teachers who died on Covid-19 duty gets extension
With Maharashtra grappling with a second wave of the pandemic, the state government has extended to June 30, the Rs 50-lakh ex gratia for the families of its staffers, including schoolteachers and police personnel, who died on Covid duty. The scheme had lapsed on December 31, 2020.
Just 15 sites in PMC limits & 8 in PCMC areas give jabs
Increasing the interval between two Covishield shots may have deferred thousands of second-dose appointments in Pune, but the health department continues to grapple with the challenge of arranging enough Covaxin shots.
RT-PCR reports waived for cargo trucks to Maharashtra, but status checks at entry pts
In less than 12 hours after scores of trucks supplying essentials were stuck at the Maharashtra-Gujarat border early on Saturday morning, the state government revised its guidelines regarding the “mandatory RT-PCR tests” for drivers and cleaners of cargo carriers entering Maharashtra with essential supplies.The new order issued by state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte stated that the drivers and cleaners will be checked for temperature and any other Covid symptoms before entering the state from now on. Also the status of each person will be checked on Aarogya Setu before entry. READ MORE
Covid-19 cases at 66-day low in Mumbai, but total deaths in Maharashtra past 80,000
On a day Maharashtra reported its lowest daily detections in 46 days, the total Covid-19 death toll in the state crossed the 80,000 mark. Maharashtra reported 960 deaths on Saturday, the second highest fatalities reported so far, taking its total toll to 80,512. It added 34,848 cases, lowest since March 30 (27,918). The state’s total caseload rose to 53.4 lakh. READ MORE
Kolhapur: Villagers of ‘Sainik’ Girgaon unite to set up 100-bed Covid care centre
The inhabitants of ‘Sainik’ Girgaon, a small village in Karveer taluka of Kolhapur district, have started a 100-bed Covid care centre in a school on their own, rather than waiting for politicians or the authorities concerned to take the initiative. The villagers swung into action after around six people, including a Kargil war hero, died in the last two weeks. It was inaugurated on Friday. READ MORE
Must extend side-effects monitoring to 28 days after vaccination: Top official
All states should monitor vaccine recipients for Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) for 28 days, a top public health official has said. Currently, recipients are monitored for AEFI for the first 72 hours after receiving a jab. Dr NK Arora, member of the national AEFI Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) committee, said with more vaccines set to enter the market, monitoring for side-effects should be enhanced. He added that all AEFI data will soon be up on a public portal, a move many health experts have been calling for. READ MORE
Covid-19: Infections drop to almost 2-month low in Pune Metropolitan Region
The number of daily Covid-19 cases dropped to almost two-month low of 5,469 in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Saturday. Besides, as many as 9,214 recoveries in the region in the last 24 hours brought down active infections to 82,698. It was on March 22 when PMR had recorded less than Saturday’s infection count, which had stood at 4,321. READ MORE
Maharashtra reports 34,848 new Covid-19 cases, 59,073 discharges and 960 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases 53,44,063 (ANI)
The number of COVID-19 cases in Nashik reached 3,68,486 on Saturday after 1,851 people were detected with the infection, while the day also saw 30 deaths and 3,182 recoveries, an official said.
Nagpur: Covid-19 positive cases dropped to 1,510 in the district on Saturday and was lowest in a day after 67 days. Cases in city dropped below 1,000 and were 774 after 75 days. 48 patients died and 4,780 recovered. Tests- 11,611 and active cases- 33,259.
Negative RT-PCR report not mandatory for cargo carriers entering Maharashtra now
Pune Zilla Parishad okays spot registration for inoculation in rural areas
The staff at vaccination centers located in areas under rural Pune will now help beneficiaries aged 45 and above with spot registration for a slot on the Co-WIN app. Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) has decided to help with spot registrations so that people in rural areas do not have to go through the hassle of registering online and seeking vaccination slots on the Co-WIN app. Now, residents simply must walk in and seek the help of staff at the center to get enrolled on the app.
Death toll in Maharashtra inch closer to 80,000-mark
Thane district's Covid-19 count up by 1,697, death toll by 59. (PTI)
Ongoing lockdown-like restrictions in Pune municipal areas to continue till June 1
The ongoing restrictions under the ‘break the chain’ initiative will continue in the Pune municipal areas till June 1, stated the order issued by the civic body on Friday. Read more