“There has been a slight increase in active cases in the state in the last 10 days,” said additional chief secretary of the health department, Dr Pradeep Vyas, in a presentation at Majha Doctor — a virtual medical conference on Covid-19 management in the state. Data presented in the meeting shows that the top five districts account for nearly 72% of the state’s total active cases. Pune accounts for nearly 30% of the load, followed by Thane (14%), Satara (12%), Ahmednagar (10%), and Mumbai (8%).
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray who addressed the conference, once again appealed to the public as well as political parties to avoid crowding or any activity that puts lives at risk. “We have augmented the health infrastructure but there is a limitation to oxygen production and its availability,” said Thackeray. “Even today, we are using 150 metric tons daily for non-Covid patients and 200 metric tons for Covid patients,” he said. He criticised the opposition which has been holding agitations seeking a reopening of places of worship. “There are a few people who want us to reopen everything… temples. But, we don’t want to be in a situation where everything has to be shut down once again. Let us keep in mind that we don’t put the lives of the public in our politics,” the CM said.
Eight districts in the state have reported a higher weekly positivity rate than the state’s average. These are Pune, Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Osmanabad, and Nashik. “These are districts of concern. Also, the Ganpati festival is celebrated in a big way in these districts and so we need to be on our guard,” said Vyas. He said there was a drop in testing in some districts. “Testing needs to be increased.”
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/with-surge-mumbai-back-in-states-top-5-on-active-cases/articleshow/85962939.cms
