Corona regained momentum in 91 districts; 34 districts of Maharashtra most affected, huge increase in the number of new patients here

Coronavirus has again gained momentum in the country. The pace of getting patients has increased in 91 districts. Of these 34 districts are from Maharashtra only. Apart from this, 16 districts of Karnataka, 4 each of Haryana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and Bihar, and two districts of Kerala are included. Here the number of infected patients daily is more than the patients recovering for the last few days.

4,468 active cases increased in a day

On Sunday, 14,278 new patients were found in the country. 9,715 recovered, while 83 died. There were 4,468 active cases, the highest in 87 days. Earlier, on November 25, 7,234 active cases were increased. Active case means patients who are undergoing treatment. So far more than 10 million people in the country have been infected. Among them, 1 crore 6 lakh 97 thousand people have been cured, while 1 lakh 56 thousand 422 patients have died. Right now there are 1 lakh 47 thousand 156 patients who are undergoing treatment.

Order to accelerate vaccination

The Center has written a letter to all states to speed up vaccination. Currently, in many states, vaccination is being done only two days a week. Currently, vaccines are being provided to frontline and health care workers. From March, the vaccine will be given to all those above 50 years of age and those below 50 years of age who have other diseases. The Center has also asked to be prepared for this.

School-colleges in Nagpur will remain closed till March 7

Because of the increasing cases of Corona, all schools, colleges, and coaching institutes will remain closed in Nagpur till 7 March. The main market will also remain closed on weekends. Hotels, Restaurants have been ordered to run with a capacity of 50%. The wedding will be closed from 25 February till 7 March.

Corona updates

Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal has got corona infected. The state government released information that they are in good condition.

An FIR has been registered at Tilak Nagar police station in Mumbai for violating Corona rules. A wedding ceremony was held at the Gheranagar Gymkhana here. More than 200 people attended it and were not even following social distancing rules.

The rapidly growing cases of corona in Maharashtra have raised the concern of the state government. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has announced to ban all the crowded political and religious programs in the state from today i.e. Monday. He said that if the situation does not prevail, then a lockdown can be imposed in the state again.

Uddhav Thackeray gave an 8-day ultimatum to people on Sunday, saying that those who do not want lockdown, must wear masks. Private firms have also been asked to adopt a work from home policy to avoid congestion. He said that in the next 8 to 15 days we will know whether it is a new wave of corona or not?

The Pune district administration has also imposed a night curfew. Here, people have been banned from leaving the house from 11 am to 6 am. Only in emergency people will be able to get out. The schools and colleges have been closed till 28 February.

Many restrictions have also been imposed in 5 other districts of Amravati, Amravati, Akola, Washim, Buldhara, and Yavatmal in Maharashtra. It has been ordered to close all the shops except the essential goods shops. School-college, coaching institute will also be closed. People will get the opportunity to shop for salmon from 9 am to 5 pm.

Due to increasing cases, India has once again joined the list of 15 countries in the world where Corona has the most active cases. That means such patients who are undergoing treatment, the rest are either cured or they have died.

 India has come at number 15 in this list. On 30 January, Portugal had reached number 17, overtaking Indonesia and Ireland.

Everyday testing across the country has registered a drop of 5 lakh in the last month. Till December, where around 11 lakh people were screened every day, now an average of 6 lakh people are being tested. Reducing the number of tests is also a major reason for the increase in corona cases in the states. Now again, the Union Health Ministry has written a letter to the governments of all these 9 states and union territories and ordered to increase the testing.

State of 6 states

1. Maharashtra

On Sunday, 6,971 people were found corona infected in the state. 2,417 patients recovered and 35 died. So far, 21 lakh 884 people have been affected by infection, out of which 19 lakh 94 thousand 997 people have been cured. 51 thousand 788 have lost their lives due to this epidemic. 52 thousand 956 patients are currently being treated.

2. Kerala

On Sunday, 4,070 new infections were identified in the state. 4,345 patients recovered and 15 infected lost their lives. So far, 10 lakh 34 thousand 658 people have been infected here. Out of this 9 lakh 71 thousand 975 patients have been cured. 4,090 have lost their lives, while 58,316 are undergoing treatment.

3. Madhya Pradesh

Corona's report of 299 people came positive on Sunday. 238 patients recovered and four died. So far, 2 lakh 59 thousand 427 people have been infected. Of these, 2 lakh 53 thousand 522 people have been cured, while 3,854 patients died. 2,051 patients are currently being treated.

4. Gujarat

On Sunday, 283 people were found corona infected. 264 people recovered and one died. So far, 2 lakh 67 thousand 104 people have been infected. Of these, 2 lakh 61 thousand 9 people have been cured, while 4405 patients have died. 1,690 patients are undergoing treatment.

5. Rajasthan

On Sunday, 82 people were found corona infected in the state. 137 people recovered. So far, 3 lakh 19 thousand 543 people have been infected. Of these, 3 lakh 15 thousand 513 people have been cured, while 2,785 patients have died. 1,245 patients are undergoing treatment.