Nashik: The city of Dhule has become the first urban center in Maharashtra to get a Covid free tag, something only villages in the state have gained so far.
The city of North Maharashtra has a population of 3.75 lakh.
The State Supervision Officer Dr.
Pradeep was soothed told toi that Dhule was the only city in the state where there were no active cases.
“In many other cities, active cases continue to decline but they have not been in vain,” he added.
Dr.
Vishal Patil, Coordinator of Dhule Covid-19, told TII that there were no active cases within the corporate boundaries of the city of Dhule since 3.
August “The city is one of the Covid hotspots in the district during the second wave of pandemic.
Even though there are fewer deaths during The second wave, the total number of people tested positive in the city of Dhule is much higher than in the first wave, “Patil said.
During the second wave, Dhule City registered 11,053 positive cases as against 7,116 in the first wave.
While 88 Covid patients surrendered in the city during the second wave, there were 173 deaths in the first wave.
Dr.
Mahesh, Chief Medical Officer of the Dhule Municipal Corporation, said the city has a one-digit active case over the past few weeks.
“But we continue to do 300-500 tests every day,” he added.
Overall, there are four active cases in the Dhule District, all from Sikri, three of them are under house isolation.
Overall, the state has 72,810 active cases on Wednesday night.
Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Satara Solapur, Ahmednagar district has more than 5,000 active cases.
Like opposing this, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Washim, Amravati and Hingoli Regency have less than 100 active cases.