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Maharashtra Covid lockdown news: State reports 31,643 new cases, 102 deaths

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 30, 2021, 07:26:21 IST

Maharashtra Covid lockdown news: State reports 31,643 new cases, 102 deaths

Alarmed at Maharashtra recording its highest single-day tally of 40,414 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, CM Uddhav Thackeray went into a huddle with the state task force and asked chief secretary Sitaram Kunte to immediately draw up a strategy for the “last resort” of a lockdown. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is waiting for the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the proposed RT-PCR laboratory at the new Bytco hospital in the city. The Nashik city police have issued prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC in a bid to ensure that Dhulivandan-related programmes on Monday (March 29) and Rang panchami events on Friday (April 2) do not take place in the old city area. Given the Covid-19 situation, the police have banned all gatherings, social, religious and political programmes. Stay with TOI for everything from your city.

22:11 (IST) Mar 29

Pune district reports 4,961 COVID-19 cases; 31 fatalities push death toll to 4,961. (PTI)

21:23 (IST) Mar 29

We can't afford lockdown. We've asked CM to consider other options. Due to rising cases, he has directed administration to prepare for lockdown but that doesn't mean that lockdown is inevitable. If people follow rules, it can be avoided: Maharashtra Min & NCP leader Nawab Malik. (ANI)

20:43 (IST) Mar 29

Maharashtra reports 31,643 new Covid-19 cases, 20,854 recoveries and 102 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)

18:02 (IST) Mar 29

Nagpur reports 3,177 new Covid cases, 2,600 recoveries and 55 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)

17:10 (IST) Mar 29

A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to prepare a plan for implementation of a lockdown, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said lockdown is not a solution to rising coronavirus cases. (PTI)

16:33 (IST) Mar 29

BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Amar Sable on Monday alleged that Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has failed to control the second wave of Covid -19 in the state. (PTI)

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13:37 (IST) Mar 29

Nagpur: 20% Covid +ve patients die in GMCH, IGGMCH in 12-month pandemic

Around 20 of every 100 Covid-19 positive patients admitted in two state government hospitals — Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) — have died in the year-long pandemic. The case fatality rate (CFR) of these two hospitals is nine times the overall CFR of the district. The district civil surgeon data says 8,515 positive patients were admitted in IGGMCH and 7,587 in GMCH for a total of 16,102 between March 11, 2020, and March 28 this year. It is 7.36% of total positive patients (2,188,20).

13:16 (IST) Mar 29

Oxygen shortage continues: Many deaths attributed to forced discharge by hospitals in Nagpur

A day after private Covid hospitals pressed the panic button, NMC issued a strict advisory barring them from referring serious patients to public hospitals without confirming bed and ventilator availability. It said “many deaths were being reported on way, just before or after arrival”. Private hospitals hit back saying continued lack of oxygen and ventilators was forcing them to transfer patients to medical colleges or other hospitals.

12:26 (IST) Mar 29

Nagpur: After bed and oxygen, life-saving ventilators in short supply

Already running short of beds and oxygen supply, private hospitals are now searching ventilators as more Covid patients are turning critical. But many hospitals are on the waitlist for as long as a month to get the life-saving equipment delivered. Being a high-value equipment, ventilators are not stocked by dealers and suppliers but requisitioned through orders from different cities and countries. Hospital administrations are not even able to get a single ventilator on rent either.

11:46 (IST) Mar 29

Prohibitory orders for Holi in Nashik city

The Nashik city police have issued prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC in a bid to ensure that Dhulivandan-related programmes on Monday (March 29) and Rang panchami events on Friday (April 2) do not take place in the old city area. A release by the police said that on the occasion of Dhulivandan, every year, a large number of people gather at the Ramkund and Godaghat areas to play with colours. At the same time, processions of Veers are also an annual feature in the old city area. These processions pass through the jurisdictions of the Bhadrakali, Sarkarwada and Panchavati police stations and also attract large crowds.

11:18 (IST) Mar 29

Nagpur: Only 33% eligible sr citizens, comorbid take vaccine in 28 days in district

Only 33% of the estimated eligible people from age-appropriate groups have taken Covid-19 vaccine in the district in 28 days, before the second dose starts. Divisional commissioner Sanjeev Kumar has directed officials to ensure inoculation of all senior citizens and comorbid by end of April. The government had rolled out vaccine for 60+ and 45+ with specified comorbidities from March 1. Second dose is to kick-off after 28 days from first dose.

10:49 (IST) Mar 29

Vidarbha: 88 Covid-19 deaths in a day, highest in current surge

March 28 was the worst day so far during the current second wave like surge as 88 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported from 11 districts of Vidarbha. Barring Gadchiroli and Gondia, all districts in Vidarbha reported deaths. Not only deaths, but also cases are increasing, raising concern for the region. There were 7,452 new cases reported on Sunday — 7,000+ for the third consecutive day. Only relieving factor was 5,985 recoveries reported during the day.

10:23 (IST) Mar 29

Police raid resort in Maharashtra's Palghar district, detain 47 people for flouting Covid-19 prevention norms: Official (PTI)

10:07 (IST) Mar 29

In Palghar, Covid-19 case count rises to 49,283, pushing the death toll to 1,221 (PTI)

10:05 (IST) Mar 29

Thane reports 3,777 new Covid-19 cases, death toll up by 12 (PTI)

Thane has reported 3,777 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 3,09,561,an official said on Monday. These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said. The virus also claimed the lives of 12 more people, taking the death toll in the district to 6,444. The Covid-19 mortality rate in the district is 2.08 per cent, he said. So far, 2,75,635 patients have recuperated from the infection in the district, which reflects a recovery rate of 89.04 per cent. There are 27,482 active Covid-19 cases in Thane at present, the official said.

09:49 (IST) Mar 29

Nagpur: Except September last year, 26,000 Covid cases last week beat every month’s total

The district registered 25,740 Covid-19 positive cases in the fourth week of March, making it the highest weekly count in the year-long pandemic. This weekly figure is higher than the monthly figure over entire last one year, except for September, peak of the first wave. There were 58 deaths in the district on Sunday, which too was the highest in a day in the second wave, and probably highest among all districts in the country for second consecutive day.

09:03 (IST) Mar 29

Covid positivity rate in Maharashtra past its peak of July 2020

Maharashtra is fit for imposing a fresh lockdown in its containment zones with the Covid-19 positivity rate, total confirmed cases per 100 tests, doubling almost every fortnight since January 26. It has gone up to 21.4% (March 14-27), well past its peak of July last year.

08:10 (IST) Mar 29

Prepare lockdown plan: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to chief secretary

08:08 (IST) Mar 29

NMC awaits permission to start testing at new RT-PCR lab

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is waiting for the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the proposed RT-PCR laboratory at the new Bytco hospital in the city. NMC has already installed all the machinery and equipment required for the RT-PCR tests. The RT-PCR lab is ready to operate. "We have already conducted trials of RT-PCR tests and sent reports to the ICMR couple of days ago. We have applied to the ICMR for its approval to start RT-PCR tests there," said Bapusaheb Nagargoje, the medical superintendent of NMC.

08:07 (IST) Mar 29

Nashik city Covid positivity rate now stable at 25-28%

The Covid-19 positivity rate in Nashik city has stabilised between 25% and 28% in the last 10 days., which had increased to 44% by March 15. There has been a drop in the positivity rate during the last few days. "Earlier, we would conduct Covid tests of people with symptoms only and the number of daily tests per day was also comparatively low. But now the number of tests in both civic and private hospitals has increased in the last two to three weeks," said Bapusaheb Nagargoje, the medical superintendent of NMC.

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