COVID scenario in Raigad district

Authorities in Maharashtra’s Raigad district announced on Wednesday that the number of coronavirus positive patients has increased to 15,771 since the beginning of the month, thanks to the inclusion of 1,979 new cases.

The death toll in the coastal district has risen to 4,608 with the death of six patients – four in the Panvel Municipal Corporation area and one each in Khalapur and Alibaug – according to an official notification from the collector’s office.

On Tuesday, these cases and deaths were recorded.With the inclusion of these cases, the total number of cases in the area has risen to 2,00,120 since the outbreak, according to the report. 47 of the 325 patients brought to hospitals are on oxygen, five are on ventilators, and 39 are on dialysis.

Updated by Urvi Ramchandani