19% drop in no. of new cases in state

The number of new Covid-19 cases decreased by 19 and 17 per cent in the state and city respectively in the last 24 hours, as compared to the record-high number of cases reported at both levels on the day before.

On Monday, 2,436 corona cases and 60 deaths were reported in the state, taking the total to 52,667 cases and 1,695 deaths until now. In the same period, 1,430 cases were reported in Mumbai, taking its total to 31,972 so far, with the death toll crossing the 1,000-mark, as 38 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.

Thirty-eight of the 60 deaths were recorded in Mumbai, 11 in Pune, three in Navi Mumbai, two each in Thane, Aurangabad city and one each in Solapur, KalyanDombivli and Ratnagiri. One of those dead in Mumbai included a Bihar resident. “Fifty-four of the total deaths reported on Monday occurred in the last two days, while six were from last week,” said state surveillance officer Dr Pradip Awate.

Health officials said in 67 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths reported in the city, there were co-morbidities, including 20% of those below 50 years of age. “The major co-morbidity found was diabetes (26%), followed by hypertension (24%), heart disease (8%) and other co-morbidities (10%). However, 32% of patients had both diabetes and hypertension,” said Dr Daksha Shah, deputy executive health officer.

Meanwhile, officials said, 5% (over 1,600 people) of the active Covid-19 cases in the state are critical; about 24% (over 8,000) have mild-to-moderate symptoms.