Maharashtra COVID-19 task force’s Dr Shashank Joshi has claimed that coronavirus cases are likely to cross 10,000 in Mumbai today and most of these are mild, predominant and presumptive Omicron cases.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 5,560 new coronavirus cases and 163 fatalities including the highest 69 in the Pune region, while 6,944 patients were discharged from hospitals, a health department official said.
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MUMBAI: Despite the increase in the number of tests, Maharashtra reported fewer cases on Tuesday than it had on Monday. However, there was a significant rise in fatalities.
The state reported 14,123 cases from 2.22 lakh tests that were conducted in the last 24 hours. Tuesday’s daily detections were the lowest in 83 days since March 10 (13,659). Maharashtra had added 15,077 cases on Monday from the 1.9 lakh tests conducted on Sunday and reported 184 deaths. The state reported 477 fatalities on Tuesday and added 377 old deaths, taking the total death toll to 96,198. The state’s total caseload rose to 57.6 lakh cases.
Although cases registered in Mumbai on Tuesday (830) were higher than on Monday (666), experts said it was only a function of the increased number of tests. While 17,865 tests were carried out on Sunday (resulting in the Monday tally), the corresponding number on Monday was 23,503 tests. “The second wave has truly made a rapid decline in bot
Global prevalence of mucormycosis varies between 0.005 and 1.7 per million population, but its prevalence in India is nearly 80 times higher (0.14 per 1,000). “In other words, India has the highest cases of mucormycosis in the world, said Dr Misra. Considering India is considered the diabetes capital of the world, it is not surprising that it leads in mucormycosis cases as well.
: Sunday, April 25, 2021, 3:20 PM IST This virus is faster moving than first wave : Maharashtra task force chief Dr Shashank Joshi on current COVID-19 surge This virus is faster moving than first wave : Maharashtra task force chief Dr Shashank Joshi on current COVID-19 surge
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, spoke to healthcare workers at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 and addressed several topics such as vaccine hesitancy and details about the ongoing deadly second wave.
The Prime Minister first called on Dr Shashank Joshi from Mumbai, who has grassroots-level experience in the field of COVID treatment and allied research. He has also been the Dean of the Indian College of Physicians.