12 deaths, 67 fresh Covid cases in Kolhapur

KOLHAPUR: Kolhapur district reported 67 fresh Covid-19, including 27 from the city, taking the total number of cases in the district has reached 46,948. Of these, 1,569 have succumbed to infection.
The district also reported 11 Covid-related deaths on Tuesday, of which, three were reported from the city limits. The Covid-19 mortality rate of the city is 2.46% while that of the district is 3.34%.
The district has witnessed as many as 41,280 patients getting discharged from various facilities so far. At present, 4,099 people are undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, health officials said that the swabs tested negavtive during antigen drive are being sent to the RT-PCR labs for confirmatory testing. Officials also call it as the ‘gold standard’ of Covid-19 testing.
On Tuesday, 80 swabs tested negative for Covid-19 during antigen drive. They were sent to the RT-PCR lab for an advanced level of testing. Of these, 25 were found out to be positive.
Sangli district adds 288 cases, 9 deaths
Sangli district registered as many as 288 Covid-19 cases along with 9 deaths. With this, the total number of cases in the district has reached 41,757, of which, 1,538 have succumbed to infection.