Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope informed that the rate of doubling of the coronavirus or COVID-19 has been slowing down in the state. The minister said that the doubling rate for coronavirus cases has slowed down to nearly six days from two days.
In a video message, Rajesh Tope also complained that Maharashtra has not received enough N-95 masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits while informing that 1,400 people who attended the religious congregation at Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz have been traced.
Of them, only 50 people of the tested positive for the coronavirus or COVID-19 while rest have been quarantined. Tope informed this via his video interaction. However, he did not elaborate on the test statuses of the Tablighi Jamaat members who have been traced and quarantined.
“We have demanded over eight lakh N-95 masks and 1.50 lakh PPE kits but received only one lakh masks and 30,000 kits. However, the state’s doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has slowed down significantly,” Rajesh Tope said.
Furthermore, the health minister stated that the rate when COVID-19 cases double from its earlier figure is known as the doubling rate. It was earlier two days which slowed down to three and a half days and now it is five and a half days.
“This is a promising sign. We have also sought permission from the centre to use the plasma of recovered patients to treat infected people. There has been research to support it and we need official permission from ICMR,” said Tope.
Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in India due to the coronavirus outbreak and has already crossed the 3,000-mark with over 3,200 COVID-19 cases. Of the 3,200 cases in Maharashtra, over 2,000 cases have been reported in Mumbai. The death toll in the state is nearing 200-mark with 194 deaths reported till now.
The nationwide lockdown has also been extended till May 3 in the wake of the increasing COVID-19 cases across the country.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Maharashtra Records 286 New Cases On Thursday
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