Nashik: 78% drop in daily new Covid cases in June

NASHIK: The city has reported a significant drop of 78% in daily new cases in the first five days of June when compared to the number of daily cases reported in May.
The city had recorded an average of 2,615 new cases per day in April, but due to preventive measures taken by the administration the cases started declining in the second half of May. The city had recorded an average of 985 new cases per day in the month of May.
Now, in the first five days of June, the city has recorded an average of 207 cases per day. An NMC official said preventive measures and severe 12-day restriction by the district authorities have overall led to the drop in new cases of Covid-19 in the city.
“People should not lower their guards even though new cases of Covid-19 have reduced and more relaxation have been given by the authorities from Monday. We appeal to the people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour to prevent the spread of the pandemic,” he said.
During the first wave of the pandemic in September last year, the city had reported over 26,000 cases with 6,000 active patients at any given point. “But the second wave was three times stronger than the first wave. The city registered over 71,000 cases in the month of April alone with a total 28,000 active patients at any given point. The positivity rate had also increased to 40% in April,” the official said.
“Since May 24, the scenario has changed for good. The number of active patients have reduced to around 3,042 cases and the positivity rate has also reduced to around 4%,” he added.