Maharashtra on Monday (March 22) recorded 24,645 new COVID-19 cases. This comes a day after the state reported its biggest single-day surge (30,535) since the beginning of the pandemic.
Besides, 58 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the day, taking the death toll to 53,457. The case fatality rate in the state is 2.13%.
19,463 patients were discharged in the day, taking the tally to 22,34,330. The recovery rate in the state stands at 89.22%.
Currently, 10,63,077 people are in home quarantine and 11,092 people are in institutional quarantine.
The total number of active cases in Maharashtra is 2,15,241.
The Mumbai circle –which consists of MCGM, Thane, TMC, Navi Mumbai, KDMC, Ulhasnagar MC, Bhivandi Nijampur MC, Mira Bhayandar MC, Palghar, Vasai Virar MC, Raigad, Panvel MC–recorded 6212 new cases on Monday.
The Nashik circle–which consists of Nashik, Nashik MC, Malegaon MC, Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar MC, Dhule, Dhule MC, Jalgaon, Jalgaon MC, Nandurbar–reported 3721 fresh COVID-19 cases.
The Pune circle–which includes Pune, PMC, PCMC, Solapur, Solapur MC, Satara–recorded 4737 new cases.
The Kolhapur circle reported 249 new cases, Aurangabad circle 2043, Latur circle 1733, Akola circle 1720, and Nagpur circle recorded 4231 new COVID-19 cases on Monday.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is “worried” about the recent COVID-19 surge. “Chief Minister is worried about the increase in number of COVID-19 cases. The numbers are increasing hence there will be a discussion with all officials,” said Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope.
Tope said that the state has 2.10 lakh COVID-19 cases of which 85 per cent are asymptomatic. “Cases are rising in metro cities like Pune, Mumbai. Around 3 lakh testing per million are being conducted in Pune,” he said. “With the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, we will have to be more prepared. We will have to activate our Jumbo COVID-19 centres which were active earlier,” the Health Minister added.
Speaking about the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Maharashtra, Tope said that so far they have vaccinated 45 lakh people and every day 3 lakh people are being vaccinated. “We are making arrangements so that people can get vaccinated at a place near to them,” he said. “Earlier we had a rule that only hospitals with 100+ beds can be given permission for vaccination but now vaccination can happen at hospitals with even 20+ beds,” Tope added.
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