Corona & H3N3 Report: The death of 3 patients from Corona on Friday in Maharashtra has created panic. The number of new patients has also come up to 343 in a day. At present there are 1763 active cases in the state.
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Mumbai: Maharashtra The double attack of corona and influenza has started. on Friday (24 March) Corona 3 patients have died since. Apart from this, 343 new cases have come to the fore. Whereas a day earlier i.e. on Thursday, 198 cases were reported. At present there are 1763 active Covid cases of Corona. Maximum number of Covid cases are in Pune. Pune is followed by Mumbai and Thane. Along with corona, influenza infection is also increasing rapidly. An elderly person died of H3N2 in Thane on Thursday.
The old man who died in Thane was infected with both corona and influenza. This was the first death from H3N2 in Thane and recently there have been three deaths from Corona here. From January 1, 2023 to March 20, 2023, 217 cases of H3N2 and 407 cases of H1N1 have been reported in Maharashtra.
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Corona positivity rate above 8 percent in 3 states including Maharashtra
Corona positivity rate is increasing rapidly in the country. In three states including Maharashtra, the corona positivity rate has reached above eight percent. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than five percent corona positivity rate becomes the reason for increasing tension. After this, the rate of spread of the virus starts increasing rapidly. Apart from Maharashtra, the three states where the corona positivity rate has reached above eight percent include Goa and Himachal Pradesh.
Speed caught in a week, increased spread of corona virus
The corona positivity rate in Maharashtra is currently 8.32 percent. After this, the Kovid positivity rate in Himachal Pradesh is 8.66 percent. The positivity rate in Goa has become the highest i.e. 9.52 percent. That is, after examining every 100 people in these three states, more than 8 people are being found corona positive. A week ago, the corona positivity rate in these three states was less than 5 percent. But in the last one week, the corona infection has gained momentum.
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Omicron’s XBB.1.16 sub variant has the highest number of patients in Maharashtra
Patients of Omicron’s XBB.1.16 sub-variant are also increasing in states like Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Goa. Most patients of this variant have been found in Maharashtra only. 105 patients have been found in Maharashtra. After Maharashtra, 57 patients have appeared in Karnataka. Although its symptoms are mild and there is no major danger from it. According to experts, different variants of Omicron have been appearing in the last one year. But it did not prove to be fatal.
This is the condition of Corona in the country at present, 125,000 cases came in 24 hours
Talking about the situation of Corona in the country, in the last 24 hours, 1249 new cases were reported in the country. At present the number of active cases is 7927. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Himachal are among the eight states where Corona cases are increasing.
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