This story is from December 30, 2020

12 districts register less than 5 cases on Monday, health experts urge caution

12 districts register less than 5 cases on Monday, health experts urge caution
Pune: As many as 12 districts in Maharashtra reported 5 or less than 5 cases on Monday. However, health experts cautioned against complacency, stressing on the need for testing, tracking, early treatment and adherence to social distancing norms.
The districts that reported five or less than five cases are Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Parbhani, Amravati, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Malegaon and Sangli.

Gadchiroli reported five cases, while Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Parbhani, and Amravati recorded four cases each. Dhule and Washim reported three cases each. Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur and Malegaon recorded two each and Sangli one, according to state health department officials who described the falling numbers as “a positive sign”.
Maharashtra has been reporting fewer than 5,000 cases over the last 20 days, which is a good sign stated state surveillance expert Dr Pradeep Awate.
He said that the state government was trying to ensure there was no spread of the UK strain in the community. “Several countries have reported the UK strain, which was detected in September. The only way forward is to ensure strict isolation of those who have tested positive and whose genome sequencing has been carried out. As of now, no such case has been reported from the state. However, samples have been forwarded to the NIV Pune for evaluation,” Awate said.

On Tuesday, the total number of new cases in the state were 3,018. The state on Tuesday reported 68 Covid-19 deaths with case fatality ratio at 2.56%. The recovery rate is 94.54%, while the total active cases in the state were 54,537, stated the public health department report. The lowest number of active cases (91) in the state has been reported from Hingoli district followed by Parbhani with 145 cases.
Pune, Thane and Mumbai continued to have the largest number of active cases in the state, with Pune registering 13,920 cases followed by Thane with 1,031 cases and Mumbai with 8,940 cases.
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