Covid-19: Maharashtra’s death count under 1,200 in October, lowest in year

MUMBAI: Covid deaths dropped by almost 35% in the state while cases saw a 44% decline in October over September. October saw the least cases and deaths compared to the year’s first nine months.
With an addition of 1,172 cases on Sunday, the state’s Covid case tally for October reached 59,599. This is the first since January that Covid cases didn’t cross the one-lakh mark in a month. Maharashtra’s cumulative Covid tally, starting from March 2020 till October 31, now stands at 66,11,078.
Covid deaths hit an all-time low for the year in October. With an addition of 20 fatalities on Sunday, the state toll remained under 1,200 (1,149) in October. It was a 34% decline from September and 74% drop compared to August. During its peak months of April, May and June, the state saw 13,835, 13,858 and 26,601 deaths, respectively.
The incidence of Covid didn’t see a significant decline in the city as seen in the state, pointing towards the possibility of the infection moving towards endemicity here. The city had 12,842 cases in October, marginally lower than the 12,994 in September. Compared to 133 deaths in September, there were 137 in October. In cases though, September and October saw higher cases than August. Deaths were higher in August, though (157).