New mutant COVID-19 strain has not entered state, says Maharashtra government

The new Covid19 mutant strain found in the UK has not yet been detected in Maharashtra till date but the state is keeping its fingers crossed and is fully geared to tackle it whenever necessary a top state medical officer said here on TuesdaySo far from among all UK returnees in the past few days 30 have tested positive for Covid19 Theres nobody detected so far with the new strain Maharashtra Surveillance Officer Epidemiology Department ED Dr Pradip Awate told IANSHowever assured that the state has not let its guard down and all Covid19 protocols and guidelines are being implemented stringently across the state besides people being advised to follow all dos and donts scrupulouslyTheres absolutely no cause for worry although the new strain of virus is said to spread rapidly All must follow the relevant SOPs of the government said Dr Awate in a cautionary noteHeading the critical ED in the state which compiles the daily Covid19 data from all the 36 districts and 27 municipal corporation authorities Dr Awate is usually the first who learns of the states Covid19 status the infection rate deaths or dischargesAs far as Mumbai is concerned where most flights in the state from the UK and MiddleEast land till Sunday December 27 a total of 17 flights were monitored with 1469 passengersOf these 762 passengers have been quarantined in Mumbai 700 arrivals sent to other states and seben travellers were exempted from quarantine as per rules said a civic official declining to be identifiedWe have an elaborate system in place to detect people who are either coming from the UK or Middle East or who may be coming from some other country but have travelled to the UK or Middle East in the past one month All their details are available with us and theres no cause for any panic said the officialSince December 23 Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has already ordered an extensive survey of all people who have returned from the UKMiddle East after November 25They include all travelers who have flown in from these two regions to Mumbai Pune and Nagpur international airports with comprehensive measures to detect if any are Covid19 positive with the necessary followup measures for a month even if they test negativeMaharashtra remains the cradle of the coronavirus with a total of 1922048 cases recorded since March 9 and 49305 deaths to datePune district is the countrys top Covid19 hotbed with a total 370962 cases and 7726 deaths followed by the other hotspots like Mumbai district with 291471 cases and 11088 fatalities and Thane district with 253308 cases and 5556 deaths till dateNagpur comes next with 124278 infections and 3194 deaths besides Nashik with 114416 cases and 1886 fatalities till nowIn terms of deaths the list is led by Mumbai with Pune Thane Nagpur and Nashik in tow but with respect of the total cases recorded till date the list is topped by Pune and followed by Mumbai Thane Nagpur and NashikThe state has also notched an impressive 9404 per cent recovery rate and a 257 per cent mortality death rate with the number of active cases standing at 57159Keep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever