According to reports, in Pune, a year since it reported its first case of coronavirus, there have been a total of 9,873 deaths, of which 69 per cent were men.
Moreover, at least 82 per cent of the deaths were of people with one or more co-morbidities. On the other hand, the average case fatality rate was 2 per cent.
Meanwhile, a total of 6,815 persons who lost their lives due to the disease were men whereas 3,057 were women. One or more co-morbid conditions were present in 8,104 deaths while 18 per cent of the persons who died (1,768) had no co-morbidities.
As per official data shared by the authorities from March 30 last year till March 29, at least 51 per cent of the deaths were in the 51-70-year age group. In addition, a total of 2,936 persons who died were in the 61-70 age group, followed by 2,141 persons in the 51-60 age group.
Moreover, between October 1 last year and February 28, 2021, the state recorded 7,38,377 COVID-19 cases. The data shows the increased pace of viral infection in March 2021 compared to previous months. The reason for the spike in COVID-19 cases has time and again been attributed to people not abiding by the rules, not maintaining social distance and not wearing masks while venturing out.
Furthermore, Maharashtra recorded 6,51,513 cases of coronavirus in March this year, which accounts for 88.23 per cent of the total number of cases reported in the previous five-month period, according to official data.
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