Summary:
Pune city has topped the country in terms of the number of active covid cases.
Compared to some of the major cities, Pune is not far ahead in terms of the number of active cases which has raised serious questions on the administration’s capacity to handle the situation.
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Pune city has topped the country in terms of the number of active covid cases.
Compared to some of the major cities, Pune is not far ahead in terms of the number of active cases which has raised serious questions on the administration’s capacity to handle the situation.
Despite Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the district corporation claiming to test most number of tests per million and further ramping up the testing capacity since the past one month, city has failed to break the chain.
The district administration is now accepting loopholes in its strategy to contain the spread.
As of August 17, Pune has 39424 active cases, closely followed by Bengaluru which has 34,584 active cases, while Mumbai, which was considered as the worst hit city in the country, now has only 17,704 active cases; Delhi, country’s capital which has four civic bodies, has only 15,066 active cases while Chennai has 12,003 active cases.
Due to data discrepancy, district health office for Pune reports 26,719 active cases, out of which 15,673 are in hospital isolation while 11,046 are in home isolation.
Despite different agencies reporting different numbers, the fact remains that Pune district’s active cases are higher than most metro cities in the country.
Admitting to the loopholes in strategy to contain the spread of the virus, divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao said, “It is true that we have the highest number of progressive positives and also active cases.
The sero survey clearly shows that there is high prevalence and since we are doing high testing we are able to identify and isolate patients quickly.