There has been a rise in COVID cases setting new records every day in Indore city as it reached the highest to 586 cases reported last day. Out of these, 586 patients, the highest 18 cases were found from the Vijay Nagar area.
There has been a rise in COVID cases setting new records every day in Indore city as it reached the highest to 586 cases reported last day. Out of these, 586 patients, the highest 18 cases were found from the Vijay Nagar area.
Surprisingly, it was the second most polluted area during Diwali and the level of PM10 and PM2.5 had reached 180 and 95 micrograms per meter cube. Experts of respiratory medicine Dr Salil Bhargava had already expressed concern over in increasing COVID cases post-Diwali attributing cold and pollution as the main reasons. District contact tracing in-charge Dr Anil Dongre said, "It is possible that increase in the level of pollution may trigger COVID cases. Vijay Nagar area recorded a high pollution level on Diwali and it might have even triggered the asymptomatic cases as the weather is also turning cold.
Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Pravin Jadia said that people should be extra careful in the recent weather conditions as fluctuation in weather taking a toll of people`s immunity.
Sudama Nagar has seen the highest number of cases this month i.e. 70 cases till November 22. The same area had also seen the highest number of cases between October 16 and November 22 i.e. 116. After Sudama Nagar, Scheme No. 54 saw the highest number of cases this month, i.e. 42, Scheme No 78 saw 39 cases while Nanda Nagar witnessed 37 new cases between November 1 and November 20.
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