As Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai Sees Slowdown; Thane, Pune, Bengaluru Emerge As New COVID-19 Hotspots
With a total of 1,35,598 confined COVID-19 cases so far, Delhi has the most number of infections in any Indian cities, followed by Mumbai which has seen 1,14,284 coronavirus cases till now.
But Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai which had the highest number of infections are seeing a slowdown and the infection rate is falling.?
The three cities have also recorded impressive recovery rates and barring Mumbai which has over 20,000 active cases, the two others have around 10,000 people who are either in hospital or are in home isolation.
But as the three-worst affected cities start showing signs of a recovery, other cities are emerging as the new COVID-19 hotspots.
The turnaround of Mumbai is welcome news for Maharashtra, but its troubles are far from over as the two next hotspots are from the state itself.
Thane which as seen 93,342 confirmed COVID-19 cases and Pune with a tally of 89,231 is making it tough for Maharashtra government.
Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol has alleged that at least 400 suspected COVID-19 deaths have gone unaccounted for in the city in July.?
The mayor said that every month there are at least 400 to 500 deaths of suspected coronavirus patients that are going unaccounted for in Sassoon General Hospital and private hospitals in the city.
"There are at least 12 deaths of suspected coronavirus patients that are going unaccounted for in Sassoon hospital daily. Similar cases are taking place in private hospitals also," he alleged.
"These deaths remain unaccounted for because the patients are either brought dead to the hospitals or they die immediately after being brought there."
"As per the guidelines, no test is conducted on a deceased. But when the doctors take the X-ray of these people, they show symptoms of COVID-19," Mohol claimed.
With Pune predicted to emerge as the worst-hit in Maharashtra in the coming days, there is a political fight over une Municipal Corporation (PMC) expressed its inability to pay its share for building three mega covid health centres in the city.
The Maharashtra government had said that the PMC, Pune Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) and the state government would pay up Rs 300 crore that is going to be used to build three jumbo COVID hospitals in Pune.
PMC, run by BJP said that it does not have the funds to pay for it, claiming that it is running short of cash has it has already spent Rs 250 crore during the pandemic.?
Another major worry is Bengaluru.?On Friday, out of the 5,483 cases that the state reported, 2,220 were from the capital.?
In Bengaluru too, the number of active cases is much higher compared to other cities.
Out of the 55,544 cases that have been confirmed so far, 37,618 are active.
