Covid-19: Fewer than 10 active cases in 6 districts of Maharashtra

An official told news agency PTI on Wednesday that there are no active cases in the Nandurbar district at present, while Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli have fewer than 100 infected patients under treatment.

There are fewer than 10 active cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Dhule, Washim, Yavatmal, Bhandara, Wardha and Gondia districts of Maharashtra while only seven districts, including Pune and Ahmednagar, account for most of the infections in the state, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his cabinet were informed on Wednesday. Maharashtra, which continues to be the worst-hit state from the pandemic across India, has 36 districts in total.

Maharashtra has so far reported 6,406,345 cases, 135,413 deaths and 6,209,364 recoveries due to the coronavirus disease. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT file photo)

An official told news agency PTI on Wednesday that there are no active cases in the Nandurbar district at present, while Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli have fewer than 100 infected patients under treatment. The official also said Maharashtra’s weekly Covid-19 positivity rate stood at 2.44 per cent, adding Ratnagiri and Kolhapur districts were initially showing a worrying trend, but their Covid-19 growth rate came down below the state’s weekly positivity rate.

Maharashtra has so far reported 6,406,345 cases, 135,413 deaths and 6,209,364 recoveries due to the coronavirus disease. On Wednesday, the state saw a slight increase in its daily Covid-19 tally as 5,132 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, while 158 more patients died and 8,196 recovered from the viral disease in the said period, according to the health department’s bulletin. The active cases across Maharashtra stand at 58,069.

The authorities have administered 50,752,443 vaccine doses to eligible beneficiaries till now of which 37,444,743 have received the first dose and the remaining 13,307,700 are fully vaccinated, i.e received both doses. The above-mentioned official also told PTI on Wednesday that the vaccination percentage for beneficiaries between 18-44 years stood at 25 per cent while over 50 per cent of the state’s population above 45 years has been administered at least one dose of the vaccine.

The Maharashtra government, meanwhile, said on Wednesday the second wave of the pandemic is under control in the state and chief minister Uddhav Thackeray urged all citizens to follow Covid-19 protocols in order to prevent the third wave. “In view of the upcoming festive season, citizens should ensure that they follow all the Covid-19 rules and take all precautions to ensure that the third wave is prevented,” Thackeray said. Expressing concerns over political gatherings in the state, he urged all parties to avoid such gatherings.

(With PTI inputs)