Covid numbers drop from four digits over all three waves to 28 till March 13th

From four digits of critical covid patients during each of the three waves, the number has now dropped to 28 in Mumbai until March 13. Doctors say that since it is a specialized covid hospital, the number of patients has decreased dramatically, as has demand for ICU and ventilator beds.

 

According to a health department official, active cases are expected to reduce to around 500 by next month, while active infections in Mumbai, which were at 347 on Saturday, could drop to 100 by then. "It (current cases) will not go away since occasional cases will continue to be reported." However, we have reached the lowest point, and the third wave has subsided. By next month, the number of active cases would decline to around 500, said state surveillance officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.

 

According to a senior doctor from the state task force, the disease's criticality has decreased, and hence the number of active patients has decreased. "It's time to go back to the drawing board and concentrate on the three Ts: testing, tracing, and treating." "It's also critical to keep masking and have patients get two vaccine doses," he said.

 

Dr. Rahul Pandit, a member of the national Covid task group and director of critical care at Fortis Hospitals in Mumbai, noted that patients with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to Covid, as do those with comorbidities and that the population over 50-60 years of age.

 

Although the number of patients at the civic-run hospital was lower during the third wave, senior health officials indicated the majority of them had serious health problems "Comorbidities and old age were the most important determinants in all deaths, and Covid was an afterthought," he stated.

 

 

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