Maharashtra reports two COVID-19-related deaths since January, 52 patients still in treatment

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Maharashtra has reported two COVID-19-related deaths since January this year, the state health department said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

In a release, the department said both COVID-19-related deaths were reported from Mumbai and involved patients with comorbidities (simultaneous presence of two or more medical conditions in a person).

One of the deceased had nephrotic syndrome with hypocalcemia seizure, while the other was a cancer patient, it said.

The release said a total of 6,066 swab samples have been examined for coronavirus since January, of which 106 tested positive for the infectious disease. Of these, 101 were from Mumbai and the remaining from Pune, Thane, and Kolhapur, reported PTI.

Currently, 52 patients are undergoing treatment for mild symptoms, while 16 are being treated at hospitals, said the department.

"A spike in COVID-19 cases is not only being seen in Maharashtra, but also in other states and even other countries," the release stated, reported PTI.

Twelve people test positive for Covid-19 in Puducherry

Meanwhile, twelve people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry, a top official of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said on Tuesday, reported PTI.

V Ravichandran, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services, in a press release, said the department had been screening individuals with cough and cold symptoms as per instructions from the Union Health Ministry.

Over the past week, 12 people have tested positive, it added.

Urging the public not to panic, Ravichandran said the Health Department was fully prepared to handle any emergency.

Four beds have been earmarked for COVID-19 patients at the Government General Hospital, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute in Kadirkamam, and Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital for Children, reported PTI.

A six-bed ward with ventilator and oxygen support has also been set up at the Government Hospital for Chest Diseases in Gorimedu, he said, reported PTI.

The Health Department is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi, reported PTI.

The department has also reviewed data on respiratory infections, including the common cold, Influenza-like Illness (ILI), and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).

(With inputs from PTI)