COVID-19 doubling rate now 14 days in Maharashtra

Mumbai, May 27: The number of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra are now doubling over a period of 14 days unlike every three days earlier and the death rate has been brought down to 3.25 per cent from 7.6 per cent in April. "In last 24 hours, the death toll due to COVID-19 in the state rose to 1,792 while the tally of coronavirus cases reached 54,758", noted Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta in a press conference held online.

 

 

 

Mehta further said that 75,000 beds have been kept ready in Mumbai, which has emerged as the hotspot of the disease, and 'Chase The Virus' mission is being implemented for contact tracing in the country's financial capital.

 

"At present, 72 laboratories are operational in Maharashtra and added 27 new laboratories will be operational in the state", he said adding that there are 16,000 surveillance squads in the state and 66 lakh people have been surveyed till now.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, principal secretary of health department Pradeep Vyas said 2.70 lakh isolation beds are available for patients. He said that 20 per cent of the patients in the state need oxygen and 10 per cent need the intensive care units. Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal informed that a dashboard is being prepared where the availability of beds in Mumbai will be uploaded after every half an hour.