State breaches 50K mark with record spike
Maharashtra on Sunday crossed the 50,000 mark for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases with its highest single-day spike of 3,041, the first in excess of 3,000, taking the tally to 50,231. Of these, 33,988 are active cases, according to the state health department.
Mumbai also reported 1,725 new cases, its second-highest one-day spike on Sunday. With this, the city also breached the 30,000 mark and its tally now is 30,542 cases. On May 22, Mumbai had reported 1,751 cases.
The death toll of the state due to Covid-19 now stands at 1,635 as 58 more deaths were recorded on Sunday. Of them, 39 were in Mumbai, six each in Pune and Solapur, Aurangabad 4, and one each in Mira-bhayander, Thane and Latur.
Of the deaths, 30 were above 60 years of age, while 27 were in the age group of 40 to 59 years and the remaining one was below the age of 40 years. Of the deceased, 40 had high-risk co-morbidities, including diabetes, hypertension and heart ailments, health officials said.
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, in his live address to the state on Sunday, indicated a further rise in the number of cases as well as fatalities in the coming days. “We have got a lot of success in the fight against Covid-19, however, the next fight is going to get more tougher, because there might be more deaths. There would be a rise in cases, however, there is no need to be afraid. We are prepared for that and are making more beds for the same and upgrading our health infrastructure,’’ said
Thackeray.
This, the CM said, includes preparing 14,000 hospital beds in the city by May-end at various field facilities.
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