Mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2 not found incriminating in surge of cases in Maharashtra
India
Updated: Friday, March 12, 2021, 9:14 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 12: Eight out of top 10 districts with active COVID-19 cases are in Maharashtra, stated Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in course of a press briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on COVID-19, held at National Media Centre in New Delhi.
Pune with 18,474 cases tops the list, followed by Nagpur with 12,724 cases, then Thane with 10,460 cases and Mumbai with 9,973 cases. The other districts of Maharashtra in the list are Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik and Aurangabad. The Health Secretary further stated that active cases are rising in the country, after touching the lowest mark in mid-February.
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The Centre on Tuesday advised all states and union territories to register and activate all private facilities and provide sufficient stock of Covid-19 vaccines to them for 15-28 days so that they can offer online open slots to citizens for vaccination. Visibility of more open slots not only assures the citizens about the services but also helps avoid overcrowding on account
The health minister asserted that the Covid-19 situation in Delhi was under control and the infection rate was less than 1 per cent for the last two months.
Read more about Test, track and treat : Govt to states, UTs where Covid cases are rising on Business Standard. The Ministry of Health on Saturday urged the states, exhibiting surge in daily new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload, to return to the fundamentals of Test, Track and Treat .