2,033 new COVID-19 cases & 51 deaths reported in Maharashtra; total tally at 35,058

With 2,033 new coronavirus cases reported in Maharashtra on Monday, May 18, State’s COVID-19 tally surged to 35,058. re are 25,392 active cases in state. After 749 patients were discharged in day, number of recovered soared to 8,437.

A total of 2,82,194 laboratory samples have been tested

Meanwhile, 51 deaths- 23 from Mumbai, 8 each from Navi Mumbai and Pune, 3 from Jalgaon, 2 each from Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Nagpur, and one each from Bhiwandi and Palghar were reported on Monday propelling state’s death toll to 1,249. 35 of deceased had high-risk co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc.   

A total of 2,82,194 laboratory samples have been tested in state so far. Public Health Department of Maharashtra government mentioned that Ahmednagar, Beed, Jalgaon, Parbhani, Nanded, and Sangli had been included among districts where ICMR shall conduct a community-based serosurvey. re are 1,681 active containment zones in Maharashtra currently.

Surveillance of 60.47 lakh people has been undertaken by 14,041 squads. While 3,66,242 individuals are in-home quarantine, 18,678 ors have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres.   

Fadnavis demands dashboard of bed availability 

Earlier in day, former Maharashtra CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis urged Maha Vikas Aghadi government to create a dashboard for bed availability in Mumbai. Fadnavis stated that he had received multiple calls regarding people having to run from pillar to post as hospitals were t admitting m. He opined that such a dashboard should be publicly accessible so that individuals can get accurate information pertaining to treatment based on availability of beds.

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