Covid-19: 58% of India's active cases, 34% deaths from Maharashtra

Covid-19: 58% of India's active cases, 34% deaths from Maharashtra

Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan informed that Maharashtra has 58 of the total active cases in country and it also reported 34 of the total deaths. Health Ministry expressed grave concern over RT-PCR tests in the state and suggested them to pace the daily testing capacity. “We have suggested state governments to increase the percentage of RT-PCR tests, which is reducing in Maharashtra in last few weeks. Only 60 of total tests were done through RT-PCR method in Maharashtra last week. We suggest states to take it to 70 or above,” said Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan during a press conference on COVID situation in country on April 06.


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Uploaded: 2021-04-07

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