Mumbai: The second wave of Covid-19, is believed to be back now, has left more than 89,000 people died in Maharashtra, officially.
More than one in five deaths have been reported from a pune circle that has emerged as the worst affected.
The Mumbai Mumbai area is densely populated (MMR), which was hit hard at the beginning of the pandemic and the second wave, had seen fewer victims lately.
Maharashtra has registered nearly 1.4 lakh covid-19 death from the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, where nearly 64% of deaths have been recorded in the second wave, starting in February this year.
Death peaked in May and June to 26,531 and each 26,601.
The victim fell to almost 11,000 in July, 4,522 in August and a little more than 1,500 to 25 September.
About 49,521 related deaths covid were recorded in the first wave.
Pune Circle, which includes Pune District, Pimpri Chinchwad, Solapur and Satara, accounts for the highest Covid-19 fatality (22%) in the second wave, followed by the Mumbai circle (17.8%), which includes MMR.
The third third is the Nashik circle with 17% death.
Ahmednagar Regency which falls in this circle continues to see very high transmissions and almost 700 cases every day, more than the Mumbai daily average.
Experts say the number of actual deaths in the peak months will be higher because many cannot get a confirmed Covid diagnosis, find hospital beds, or may have died at home.
A senior state official told TOI that the augmentation of Covid’s health facilities in Mumbai helped limit death in peripheral companies and also in the second wave.
“The initial part of the first wave is dominated by Mumbai and MMR, which contributes to 50% -60% of cases and deaths.
But when infection traveling, interior regions with limited health infrastretra-infrastructure are affected,” the official said.
The second wave began with the Vidarbha area and quickly spread to Nashik, Kolhapur and Akola.
Data for August and September showed that the MMR contribution to the Covid state fatality has dropped to less than 15%.
Pune, Circle Nashik and Kolhapur are now counted 41%, 20% and 19% of deaths, respectively.
“Pune witnessed a downhill trend, although the number was higher than the others,” said N Ramaswami, Commissioner, the National Health Mission.
“The area sees a lot of migration and inter-mingling, which can move numbers.”