Mumbai:
The State Health Department said on Tuesday that Maharashtra has reported two Covid-19-related deaths from January this year.
In a release, the department stated that both were reported from deadly Mumbai and included patients with comoridities (simultaneous presence of two or more medical conditions in a person).
One of the deceased had nephrotic syndrome with hypocalciamia seizure, while the other was a cancer patient, it said.
Release said a total of 6,066 SWAB samples have been examined for Koronwirus since January, out of which 106 conducted a positive test for infectious disease. Of these, 101 were from Mumbai and the rest were from Pune, Thane and Kolhapur.
Currently, 52 patients are undergoing treatment for mild symptoms, while 16 are being treated in hospitals, the department said.
The release said, “A spike in Kovid -19 cases is not only seen in Maharashtra, but also in other states and even other countries.”
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