Today (April 5) in Maharashtra, two more patients passed away from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the death toll to 1,48,451. Meanwhile, 569 persons tested positive for the illness, down from 711 the day before, according to the state health department. The state’s total COVID-19 case count increased to 81,46,870 as a result of the inclusion of 569 new cases in the previous 24 hours, the department said in a bulletin on Wednesday.
Tuesday saw 711 cases and four fatalities connected to the coronavirus in the state (April 4).
In the previous 24 hours, Mumbai reported 211 new cases and one death. The alert said that the second fatality was discovered in the Pune district’s Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial area. The coronavirus mortality rate in Maharashtra was 1.82 percent.
According to the health department, 485 coronavirus patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing their total to 79,94,545 and leaving the state with 3,874 active cases. According to the report, 9,002 more coronavirus tests were performed in Maharashtra, bringing the state’s total to 8,66,64,387.
In the last 24 hours, Delhi has reported 424 recoveries and 509 new COVID-19 cases. There are 1,795 recorded active cases.
Moreover, the national capital’s optimism rating is now about 26.54 percent.
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi today said that all civic-run hospitals are well equipped to handle the coronavirus issue and urged people not to fear amid an increase in Covid cases. A day after Delhi reported 521 Covid cases—the largest one-day increase since August 27 of last year—and one death, the mayor was speaking with media at the Civic Center.
“This morning I went to the MCD-run Hindu Rao Hospital to assess the setup, including the number of Covid beds, the availability of oxygen, the testing capabilities, and the pharmaceutical supply. Afterwards, a conference about the Covid problem was conducted with physicians and other representatives from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s hospital administration department “She spoke.
With 980 beds, Hindu Rao Hospital is the biggest civic-run hospital. “No need to panic—the matter is entirely under control. The Delhi government is making provisions, and the MCD is also “completely prepared,” Oberoi said, adding that our hospitals, physicians, and employees are all prepared to tackle the scenario “.
“All council members have been instructed to visit the pharmacies in their wards and to send any patients exhibiting flu-like or COVID-like symptoms for testing as away. We also evaluated the availability of ICU beds, oxygen beds, and pharmaceutical supplies. As of right now, we have the availability “the mayor informed the media.
“We don’t want things to be where they were two or three years ago. Hence, we want to be ready. Yet, once again, people shouldn’t fear “She spoke. According to the mayor, 3,011 Covid beds, including 1,477 with oxygen facilities, are available in MCD hospitals.
The Tuesday bulletin said that the positive rate was 15.64%. On August 27 of previous year, Delhi reported 573 Covid cases with a positive rate of 3.62 percent and five fatalities. The COVID-19 death toll for the city is at 26,533.
509 instances were registered on Wednesday, with a positive rate of 26.54 percent. The number of infections in the city has now reached 20,12,064 as a result of the new cases. 1,918 Covid tests were carried out on Tuesday, according to the statistics.
A substantial surge in H3N2 influenza infections in the nation has coincided with an increase in the number of new Covid cases in Delhi during the last few days. According to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi administration is monitoring the rise of Covid cases in the city and is “prepared to meet any scenario.”
The same degree of readiness has been adopted at MCD hospitals and health institutions, according to Deputy Mayor Aaley Muhammad Iqbal, at Delhi government hospitals to deal with a Covid-19 revival. In order to be more prepared in the event that the virus does not act as dangerously as it has in the last two to three waves, House Leader Mukesh Goyal emphasised that the MCD is improving its level of readiness.
Moreover, he asked Delhi residents to abide by the Covid regulations and do their part to stop the city’s case count from rising.
According to statistics from the Union health ministry updated on Wednesday, a total of 4,435 new COVID-19 infections were recorded nationwide in the last 24 hours, a considerable increase from the 3038 cases reported on Tuesday.
According to the government, it is the largest one-day increase in almost six months.
