Can Say Peak Of Third COVID-19 Wave Is Over In Maha: Health Minister

Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday claimed that the peak of the third COVID-19 wave is over in the state as cases are reducing in worst-hit Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar.

“Yes, I can say that the peak of the third wave is over now as the cases of COVID-19 are decreasing in cities like Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, where the COVID-19 situation was worst during the recent wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although in some parts of Maharashtra still, the cases are moving upward,” Tope told ANI.

Although the numbers are still increasing in cities like Nashik, Nagpur, Pune, Aurangabad there is nothing to worry about in these places too as people infected with simple treatment and medicines are recovering in 5 to 7 days.

He further added that daily Covid positive numbers are going down. “We were at 47,000 per day once which has been gone down to around 25,000 per day. Simultaneously currently 92 to 96 per cent bed are vacant and less than one per cent patients is on oxygen, ICU or ventilators.”

There are currently 2,70,444 active COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. The cumulative recoveries stood at 72,42,649. While the cumulative deaths stood at 1,42,461.

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