Mumbai Corona Update: Four patients suffering from Kovid-19 died in Maharashtra on Friday (April 14). If we look at this week’s figures, total 16 people have died. The daily count of Covid-19 crossed 1,000 for the third day in a row on Friday with 1,152 people testing positive for Covid-19. A 91-year-old man suffering from acute kidney problem died in Mumbai, where Mumbai’s tally stood at 284 on Friday. Cases were registered. Other deaths occurred in Nagpur (2) and Sindhudurg (1).
Although 30 per cent of the 118 patients hospitalized in Mumbai are on oxygen support, doctors said most of them were not seriously ill. A doctor at a public hospital said, “Some of the patients who are vulnerable in terms of age or chronic diseases are suffering from moderate Covid, but most have mild infection.” According to BMC’s daily Covid update, 92% of the patients were asymptomatic.
Everyday more than one thousand new cases are coming
While Mumbai conducted over 2,000 tests for two days, the number of tests came down to 1,729 on the third day. A BMC official said that all our hospitals, especially tertiary care ones, have been asked to conduct corona tests for patients with influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection. Meanwhile, the Mumbai circle accounts for almost half of the state’s daily caseload (565), followed by Nagpur (278) and Pune (157). The number of active cases in the state is close to 6,000. There are only 1,643 cases in Mumbai. Mumbai had less than 200 active cases on 1 March.
Face mask made mandatory in BMC hospitals
In view of the increasing cases of corona in the city, BMC has made it mandatory to wear face masks in all BMC hospitals from 10 April. Apart from this, BMC has also appealed to its employees and people above 60 years of age to wear masks.
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