Covid-19 deaths in Maharashtra drop to 7 after 19 months, 1 fatality in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Continuing with its downward trend in the Covid-19 graph, the state reported under 800 cases on Sunday and reported lowest fatalities in over 19 months. The state added 707 cases and seven deaths on Sunday. The state had last reported seven deaths on April 17, 2020. With this, the state’s total cases rose to 66.38 lakh and fatalities touched 1,41,170. The city added 207 cases and one death.
With the Omicron threat looming large, districts have been asked to ensure implementation of Covid norms. Dr Hemant Deshmukh, dean of KEM Hospital, said that the hospital admissions due to Covid has remained consistent. “We have been seeing admissions in single digits for a while now.
That hasn’t changed yet, even with temperatures dipping,” he said, adding that on Sunday, seven were admitted. Additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani said Mumbai hospitals are in a state of preparedness. Kalyan-Dombivli has started activating all jumbo facilities, with several international travel returnees testing positive.