He also spoke of the steps taken to increase the supply of PPE kits, N-95 masks and ventilators. The surge in Covid-19 infections, from 2.5 million a month ago to 4.9 million on September 14, has meant that, once again, several cities in the country could be running short of critical health infrastructure and need … Read more
On September 13, the daily growth rate in infections in Maharashtra at 2.3% was higher than Tamil Nadu’s 1.3%. On Sunday, as Maharashtra recorded 22,084 infections, the Covid cases in the state totaled 1.04 million. The state now accounts for a fifth of India’s cases. Globally, Maharashtra is the province with highest number of infections. … Read more
A civic officer overseeing the efforts against Covid-19 told The Indian Express that the scaled-up testing has led to a spurt in the confirmed Coronavirus cases. The total number of Coronavirus cases in Pune has crossed the 2-lakh mark, taking the city’s tally not only above that of Delhi (1.93 lakh) and Mumbai (1.57 lakh) … Read more
About three and a half lakh additional rapid antigen kits have been procured for testing across all the three jurisdictions. Pune has become the worst affected city in the country as it added 1,931 new Covid-19 infections on Monday to emerge as the city giving highest number of Coronavirus cases in the country. Pune left … Read more