Satara has highest number of active Covid cases in south Maharashtra

KOLHAPUR: Satara district has as many as 1,101 active cases of Covid — highest in the south Maharashtra region — while with only 152 patients Kolhapur district has the least number of active cases.
Solapur is second on the list with 701 cases followed by Sangli (219). Across the region, most active cases are asymptomatic and home isolated. In Satara district, most of the active cases are from three tehsils — Patan, Karad and Satara.Officials claimed the number of active cases in the district is dropping fast. Couple of days ago, the number of active cases was around 2,000 which has dropped nearly by 50%.
Vinay Gowda, chief executive officer of Satara zilla parishad, said, “The locations where active cases are concentrated are along National Highway and people from these localities travel to Pune frequently or come in the contact with people from Pune which has over 5,000 active cases. Their is no cause of worry, but we are ensuring that no home isolated patient defies the rules. We have fixed community approach to keep a watch on home isolated patients. They are let outside only after they test negative for Covid.”
Most of the active cases from Kolhapur district are from rural parts of district and Kolhapur city has only three active cases.