Pune district is among the most affected districts in Maharashtra for COVID-19. (Representational)
Pune:
Resident doctors of Pune s Sassoon General Hospital went on strike today over shortage of manpower at the hospital to treat the growing number of patients.
The emergency services will continue during the protest.
Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors had written a letter to the hospital administration demanding an increase in the number of health staff to treat patients. The administration however did not respond to any of the demands raised by doctors after which the association has decided to stop non-essential and non-emergency-related services.
The hospital administration has not yet reacted to the situation.
Pune hospital s resident doctors strike, lack of medical staff
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New COVID-19 cases cross 12k for Sunday, 87 deaths reported
New COVID-19 cases cross 12k for Sunday, 87 deaths reported
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
Maharashtra recorded 63, 294 new cases on Sunday, while the death count for the state was 349
The fresh case count for Sunday crossed 12,000 mark once again and was recorded to be 12,377 in the district on Sunday.
PMC recorded 6,679 new cases,
PCMC 2,409, Pune rural 2,465, Councils 598 and Cantonment 226. The total COVID-19 positive cases in the district till date are 6,48,393 cases. Of these 5,39,430 have been discharged. A total of 87 people were reported dead in the district on Sunday. Of these, 23 patients were reportedly brought dead to
Fresh cases go down slightly, fall below 10k
Fresh cases go down slightly, fall below 10k
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Apr 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
Death tally of
COVID patients saw an increase in district and was pegged at 82; close to 1,014 people critical, over 4,000 on oxygen support in
PMC limits
The fresh cases of COVID-19 patients saw a dip in the district on Saturday falling below 10,000. The death tally of
COVID patients saw a rise on the same day and was pegged at 82 compared to 69 recorded on Friday. The COVID deaths in the district now stand at 10,623 cases till date.
A total of 9,864 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday as compared to the soaring 10,000+ cases coming in daily prior to that. Of those infected on Saturday – 4,953 were within the
Sarag, a Maharashtra government official, had served at information offices in different districts of the state.
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PUNE: Pune s District Information Officer (DIO) Rajendra Sarag succumbed to the coronavirus infection at the Sassoon General Hospital here on Saturday morning, a senior official said. The official said that Sarag (54) had tested positive for COVID-19 recently and was admitted to the hospital, where he breathed his last.
Sarag, a Maharashtra government official, had served at information offices in different districts of the state.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said, We deeply mourn the death of Rajendra Sarag due to COVID-19. Over the last few days, doctors and paramedical team of Sasson Hospital tried their best to save his life. It is painful as we have lost such an officer, he said.
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