Beginning Friday, lockdown-like restrictions can be lifted from 18 out of 36 Maharashtra districts the place the Covid positivity price and occupancy of oxygen beds have come down significantly, the state authorities stated.
“A five-level unlock plan has been prepared on the basis of Covid positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds in the districts,” stated Vijay Wadettiwar, the State Relief and Rehabilitation Minister.
This was determined within the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) assembly chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The restrictions have been imposed within the state when the second wave of Covid an infection intensified in April. As many as 18 districts –– the place the case positivity price is 5 per cent or much less and the oxygen beds occupancy in Covid hospitals is lower than 25 per cent — will now get rid of the restrictions.
These districts are: Aurangabad, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Yavatmal, Washim, Wardha, Parbhani, and Thane. All the restrictions can be lifted in these districts.
Restrictions in Mumbai can be relaxed partially, however native practice service, thought of the capital metropolis’s lifeline, wouldn’t be resumed for the general public as of now, Wadettiwar stated.
On Wednesday, the state reported 15,169 new Covid-19 circumstances and 285 deaths. The state’s positivity price has now reached 16.26 per cent and the case fatality price is at 1.67 per cent. The restoration price within the state has now reached 94.54 per cent.
The knowledge reveals the cumulative lively Covid circumstances within the state (2.3 lakh on June 1) have registered a drop of 24 per cent from the three lakh infections in September final 12 months. According to a state well being division report until June 1, the weekly Covid positivity price in Maharashtra was 8.47 per cent. In the week May 5-11, the weekly Covid positivity price within the state was 22.57 per cent.