With the surge in COVID cases, the Public Health Department of Maharashtra confirmed 86 new cases of COVID on Wednesday, raising the total cases to 521 across the State from January.
Meanwhile, six patients, who had underlying health conditions, died of COVID-19. One patient died of fever and breathlessness.
“The five patients died from comorbidities, having underlying conditions such as nephrotic syndrome, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, interstitial lung disease,” said a State health official.
According to the department, so far, 132 patients have recovered, and 383 cases are active. Since January, Mumbai has recorded 352 cases, out of which 346 alone were found positive in May. On 28 May, Mumbai in Maharashtra reported 36 new positive cases, while 24 in Thane, 9 in Pune, 3 in Chinchwad, 4 in Navi Mumbai and Pimpri-4, 2 in Kalyan and Ahmednagar, 1 in Nagpur and Raigad each.
The Public Health Department has conducted 8,868 tests since January. According to the health department, COVID cases are being reported in other states and countries as well. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) and BJ Medical College, Pune, are conducting genome sequencing of COVID samples. Currently, ILI(Influenza-like Illness) and SARI(Severe Acute Respiratory Infection) surveys are underway in Maharashtra for COVID. In that survey, such patients are tested for COVID.