Mumbai: As a Covid-19 case in Kolhapur, the country’s hotspot now, up once again on Sunday, Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said experts had warned that the third will come greater than the second with 60 lakh infected people.
It can also encourage the requirements of medical oxygen from 2,000mt to 4,000 mt, said Tope, which is in Jalna at this time.
He said crowding should be avoided and there was no permission that must be given for public functions.
The first wave in Maharashtra affected 20 lakh people while the second wave hit 40 lakh people.
“Experts worried the third wave can infect 60 lakh, so we must be ready to check it out,” he said.
Meanwhile, after Tally Covid daily floated between 7,000 and 8,500 for the past 10 days, the state registered 9,000 cases and 180 deaths on Sundays.
Maharashtra has reported 62.14 lakh cases and the fatality of 1.27 lakh so far.
In the Kolhapur circle, cases jumped to 3,662 while death also rose to 57 on Sunday.