 "Covid scare: Another patient dead in Thane; death toll rises to 4 in Maharashtra")
Another Covid-19 patient breathed his last in India’s Maharashtra state on Sunday (May 25), taking the total death toll to four amid sudden spike in infections. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said that the 21-year-old patient was undergoing treatment at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Kalwa Hospital in Thane.
The patient was admitted on May 22 after testing positive for Covid-19.
The civic body held a high-level review meeting on Friday to assess the situation.
“A sufficient stock of medicines has been maintained at all health centres and Covid-19 testing kits are readily available,” said chief medical officer Dr Chetna Nitil.
So far, four patients have died in Maharashtra after testing positive for Covid this week, reported Economic Times. According to doctors, all four patients had fatal comorbidities.
“These four patients had severe life-threatening comorbidities, and Covid was an incidental finding in them,’’ the Times of India quoted a senior doctor as saying.
84-year-old Bengaluru man dies due to organ failure
An 84-year-old man from Whitefield, Bengaluru, with severe health issues, passed away on May 17 due to multi-organ failure, and his Covid-19 test came back positive on Saturday (May 24), according to Karnataka’s health department.
The state reported 38 COVID-19 cases, with 32 in Bengaluru alone.
Different Indian states issue advisories
Several states, including Karnataka and Delhi, have issued advisories but urged calm, as health experts say there’s no surge, only scattered cases.
On Saturday, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava reviewed Covid-19 cases reported in states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsMost cases are mild and managed at home, per official sources cited by ANI.
As of May 19, India had 257 active cases, mostly mild, requiring no hospitalisation, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The country monitors respiratory illnesses through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) and ICMR.
The Health Ministry remains proactive, ensuring public health measures are in place. Though Covid-19 is now seen as a common viral infection, precautions like handwashing, wearing masks in crowded places, and avoiding unnecessary gatherings are still recommended.
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