An increase in infections, without a sharp increase, suggests that the Covid-19 situation is under control after Diwali, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) say, however they insist on the need to monitor it until the middle. from December.
Between November 1 and 28, 23,476 cases were reported, compared to 46,620 cases during the same period in October.
According to the data, the 3.68 lakh tests were conducted between October 1 and 28, compared to the 3.48 lakh tests in the same period during November. In the same period, the rate of positive cases dropped from 12% to 6%.
However, the daily number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 1,000, from the 500 range earlier this month before Diwali.
“In the last 15 days, testing has increased and we have also witnessed a small increase in daily cases reported. With increasing testing, we will have to wait and watch at least until December 15 to better understand the post-Diwali surge, “said a BMC official.
In addition, the death rate fell from October 1 to 28 (1,224 deaths), to 529 during the same period in November. According to BMC officials, testing was reduced in November in the city due to Diwali and the festive atmosphere. Suresh Kakani, Additional Municipal Commissioner for BMC, said: “Testing decreased in the first half of November, but improved in the second half. The next few weeks are crucial as we aim to maximize testing by establishing 244 testing centers and taking other initiatives to test citizens. Apart from this, our surveillance at train stations has increased. We are testing the BEST drivers, offices and street vendors, which has increased the number of tests. ”
However, Dr. Siddarth Paliwal, a city-based physician, said: “It is possible that the cases have decreased because the tests have also decreased. The positivity rate may have decreased due to the increased use of rapid antigen kits, which have a lower positivity rate compared to RT-PCR kits. I don’t think there is any period in the next few days that is crucial. All I can say is that until we have a vaccine, everything is crucial. We have to continue with
our appropriate behavior for Covid-19 “.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the city reported 646 new cases, bringing the count to 283,467; 19 deaths brought the balance to 10,884. In addition, 256,303 patients have been discharged. The city’s discharge rate is 90.41%.
The city has 15,473 active cases in Mumbai and the mortality rate is 3.83%. Dharavi registered only nine new cases. Dharavi’s account is 3,692, of which 3,361 have been discharged.
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