Mumbai: The daily Covid-19 count has fluctuated between 2,400 and 3,200 for seven days, pointing to the pause between the peak in the ongoing SARS2 pandemic.
On Saturday, Maharashtra registered 2,696 cases, including 405 in Mumbai, and 49 deaths, including six in Mumbai.
During the second wave peak in April, more than 65,000 cases were registered in the state one day.
The lowest daily count during the previous Lull between the first two Covid-19 waves (peak in September 2020 and April) was 1,842 on January 25, and there were half a dozen days when kasel below 2,000.
“With a population of 120 million, one cannot expect everyday case to go further,” said the State Surveillance officer from Pradeep Awate.
Experts have stated that Covid-19 might not fully disappear in the near future and people may have to wear a mask until the first half of 2022 if not throughout the year.
However, Covid can turn to endemic diseases such as malaria or bloody fever present throughout the year with seasonal and regional peaks.
“At present, maybe premature to talk about endemic turning Covid-19 because many countries have or are in the process of watching the third wave,” Dr.
Dragon said.
However, he said the third wave opportunity in Maharashtra seemed to be low at this time.
The reason for this optimism ranges from the Delta variant to a herd of flocks.
The third wave in most countries has been caused by the Delta variant, which is responsible for the second wave in India; The Delta variant was first identified in the Vidarbha Maharashtra region.
“Many sero-surveys show that 60% to 70% of the population has been exposed to the SARS-COV-2 virus already.
It’s close to the flock of immunity, “said Dr.
Weaving.
In addition, almost 50% of the state population has received at least the first dose of anti-covid vaccine and 20% fully vaccinated.
Officials are worried about the emergence of other Delta-like variants that can” escape “Antibodies.” At the height of the second wave, the state has 7 active cases of lakh.
We are preparing for the third wave, expect it 1.5 times worse than the second.
We want to prepare infrastructure, oxygen supply and medicines for 10.5 lakh active cases, “said an official.
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