Pune: The number of fresh covid infections has dropped by almost 46% in a week until February 1 in five districts taking into account the maximum Kaseeload on Sunday in Maharashtra.
Cases have dropped by 45% in Pune, 67% in Mumbai, 28% in Nashik, respectively 62% and 31% in Thane and Nagpur, respectively, the data of the State Public Health Department showed.
A significant decline of 37% in active cases throughout the state was also seen for the first time in almost two months until the week ended February 1, according to the data.
Experts say that in February-end, one can expect a Covid scenario in Maharashtra to be very profitable.
They said the overall situation in India was better than Europe and the US in the third wave of Omicron.
However, members of the National Covid Task Force, Dr.
Subhash Salunge, told TI, “Covid cases in the peri-urban area in Maharashtra will take two weeks or more to drop the way they dropped an urban hub like Pune and Mumbai.
By February – Final, we expect images in Maharashtra to be very profitable.
The overall situation in India is better than Europe and the US in the third wave of omicron.
Some countries such as the Bihar reporting mechanism have some problems, but still, the Covid case.
The decrease in such circumstances will soon be visible .
“Salunke said that if there would be no new variant of SARS-COV2 in May-June this year, Covid is likely to be endemic in India.
“Those who were infected with Delta and then got two doses of their covid vaccine had been 90% protected against Omicron.
Also, the natural immunity obtained followed by vaccination, in other words of hybrid immunity, has become anti.
In addition, anti-lobby -Vaxxer in India still Small.
Even though people like that may not take the shot itself, they do not affect others to avoid vaccination, unlike in other countries where anti-vaxxers are known to affect people.
“Dr.
Salunge, however, expressed disappointed with the new union budget -Barbaru, with a gloomy allocation for the health sector in the middle of a pandemic.
A senior public health department official told TII, “The third wave has begun to show a downward trend in not only a few districts, but all districts, including rural areas.
There are no districts where cases are still increasing.
If this trend continues until February-end , there might be a significant reduction in the overall covid load in Maharashtra.
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