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Number of critical Covid case in Pune more than doubles since Feb 17
PUNE After months of a declining trend in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, cases have been on the rife since mid-February
PUNE After months of a declining trend in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, cases have been on the rife since mid-February.
This has also led to a rise in the number of patients needing critical care and/or oxygen supply. This number has gone up from 435 on February 17, to 1,044 as of Tuesday, March 9.
Despite the administration’s claims that new cases are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic, the numbers suggest otherwise.
As per the PMC’s daily health report, as of February 17, when the city reported 428 new cases, it had 145 critical patients, with 290 on oxygen supply, these two numbers adding up to 435. The city had 1,881 active patients and reported four deaths on that day.
However, on Tuesday, the city reported 1,086 new cases, with 321 critical patients and 723 on oxygen supply, the last two numbers adding up to 1,044.
The city’s active count has now jumped up to 7,020 and six deaths were reported by the PMC on Tuesday, March 9.
District collector Rajesh Deshmukh said on Monday that 80%-90% of the new cases are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms.
Dr Subhash Salunkhe, chairman, Maharashtra Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Technical Committee said, “The rise in cases is a definite sign that the rise in the spread of the infection is widespread. Although most of cases reported are those with mild symptoms.”
Earlier, the district administration in a presentation had said that the newer cases are mostly family members of those in home isolation and are being taken care of by their families.
