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Around 5,000 APMC workers at Navi Mumbai were screened for the Covid-19 test (photo from TOI)
NEW DELHI: The number of new cases held steady at over 3,000 for the fourth day in a row as India’s Covid-19 count crossed 60,000 on Saturday, taking just six days to reach the milestone after breaking the mark of 40,000 on May 3, with Maharashtra will continue to report daily cases in four figures.
The death toll from the pandemic exceeded 2,000 on a day 113 deaths were recorded, the second highest number in a single day so far. Again, Maharashtra accounted for 42% of all deaths on Saturday, with deaths rising to 48, the highest number reported by any state in one day, 27 in Mumbai alone.
With 3,171 new cases on Saturday, India coronavirus The count stood at 62,915 late Saturday, according to state reports. However, without a large increase in cases in the past three days, the growth rate of cases has again begun to drop. It was 6.8% on Saturday, compared to 7.1% two days earlier.
Maharashtra also crossed 20,000 Covid-19 cases, roughly equal to the following three states together.
Delhi’s case count dropped to 224 (from 338 on Friday) mainly as the state government switched to a different reporting cycle, with the data as of midnight the day before now being published, instead of 4 p.m of the current day.
Up to 1,165 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra on Saturday. So far, the state has recorded 20,228 cases and 780 deaths. Of these, 722 new cases and 27 recent deaths were reported from Mumbai, accounting for 64% of all cases and 63% of all deaths in the state.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government issued instructions for Covid-19 testing labs to produce results within 24 hours. TOI has reported how pendency in test results was causing difficulties in contact tracing, quarantine, and discharge.
Gujarat recorded 23 deaths and 394 positive cases in 24 hours, bringing his count to 7,797 and the death toll to 472, the second highest in the country. Ahmedabad only recorded 280 new cases and 20 more deaths. AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria, who is visiting the state to monitor the situation, said the late hospitalization of patients with Covid-19 due to fear of stigma and a higher prevalence of comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension , heart and kidney disease were the key. Reasons behind Covid-19’s high death toll in Gujarat.
In Tamil Nadu, another state severely affected by the outbreak, four women died and 526 others tested positive, bringing the state’s count to 6,535. The death toll from the pandemic increased to 44.
Andhra Pradesh registered 43 new cases, bringing its count to 1,930. The state also reported three more deaths, increasing the number of Covid-19 to 44. A Covid-19 patient had to be quarantined in the state again when tests showed he was positive for the infection. The patient had previously completed the mandatory 14 days of quarantine.
Kerala, which had not reported any new cases for four consecutive days, reported two new ones, both expatriates returned to the state from the United Arab Emirates. They have been admitted to COVID-19 hospitals in Kochi and Kozhikode, while all his traveling companions have been monitored. “It is a worrying development, but we had been anticipating this, and we are prepared to handle it,” said the prime minister. Pinarayi Vijayan said. To date, 505 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, of which 17 are under treatment.
After a brief pause, Telangana saw a sudden increase in Covid-19 positive patients. The state recorded 31 new cases and one death. With this, Telangana’s count is now 1,163.
Bihar registered 17 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus patients to 595. The 17 new cases are from migrants, who had recently returned from other states, authorities said. A 77-year-old cancer patient and her 37-year-old son tested positive for Covid-19 in Dhanbad, bringing the Jharkhand count to 156.
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