83 pc COVID-19 patients in Maha are asymptomatic, 20 pc cured
May 1, 2020, 19:14 IST
Mumbai, May 1 () As much as 83 per cent ofcoronavirus patients in Maharashtra are asymptomatic, and 20per cent ofthem have recovered, health minister Rajesh Topesaid here on Friday.
The mortality rate of the epidemic has come down to3.5 per cent in the state, while the doubling rate of patientsis more than the national average, he said in a press releasehere.
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Of the 36 districts of Maharashtra,14 are in red zone(signifying high rate of spread of infection), 16 in theorange and six in the green zone, he told reporters in Jalna.
In Mumbai, a special 2,000-beds facility has beencreated where senior citizens with comorbidities (existinghealth conditions) living in densely populated areas could bequarantined after screening, if needed, Tope said.
The state has 733 containment zones at present, hesaid.
The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra hasrisen to more than 10,000. MRKRK KRK(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)