Whereas COVID-19 Pune divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao said on Saturday that with cases rising once again in Pune district, the severity of infection and the rate of hospitalization were lower than in previous waves of infection.
Rao was speaking after meeting representatives of local industries in Pune. The Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR) meeting was organized by Maratha Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture to review the preparedness of Pune district. Omron Type.
Rao said that while the cases of Kovid-19 are increasing rapidly across Maharashtra, Konkan division and Pune division have higher numbers within the state. In Pune division, 22% of the cases were from Pune district, and the state government was continuously monitoring the situation.
“We are holding regular high-level meetings to assess the situation and plan a set of measures to tackle the rise in cases. Fortunately, we are better prepared to deal with the third wave due to the prescribed treatment protocols and more number of doctors and medical staff. The confidence of family members and caregivers has also been at a higher level due to past experience and greater awareness. The infrastructure facilities have also seen tremendous growth since the first and second wave. Pune, with the efforts of PPCR and private industries, can claim to have the highest number of beds per million population in the country,” said Rao.
However, he added that the rapid rise in the number of cases is a cause for concern. “But we are prepared for higher numbers with extreme caution,” Rao said.
He said that while the number of cases was increasing, the rate of hospitalization was low and most of the hospitalizations were being done as a precautionary measure. “There are not many serious cases in hospitals right now,” Rao said.
The Government of Maharashtra has set up a centralized COVID Care Bed Management System. Rao said that Jumbo Covid Care Centers and isolation facilities are also being set up in every district.
However, he added that the state government is proceeding very cautiously about imposing restrictions on economic activities. As of now, there is no new restriction in Pune division. The situation will be reviewed next week and a decision will be taken after consulting all the stakeholders, so as to avoid any reaction which may adversely affect the economic activities.
“With the support of the PPCR, we have done quite well during the first and second wave of Covid,” Rao said. He expressed hope that the situation would come under control in the next six to eight weeks.
Sudhir Mehta, President, Maharatta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, who is also the Head and Coordinator of the Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response, highlighted the need for preparedness to deal with a possible jump in the number of cases. Rapid increase in the number of cases. The spread of Omicron Edition. He sought suggestions from government officials and doctors to help deal with the situation for the next few weeks.
Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, Medical Director of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, said that the number of successful infections has increased. Out of 78 Kovid-19 patients admitted in the hospital, 68 were fully vaccinated. He stressed on the need to open isolation centers.
Dr Purvez Grant, Managing Trustee and Chief Cardiologist, Ruby Hall, suggested that Novovax, the latest vaccine approved in India, be given to everyone who has received two doses of Covishield. He also said that the cases of patients admitted to Hinjawadi and Ruby Hall hospitals in Pune were so mild that till now no one needed ventilator.
He also warned that the number of Omicron cases could reach one million by the end of January.
According to experts, the total number of cases caused by Omicron may be around 75% of the total infections in the coming days and will replace Omicron in the next two to three weeks. delta version and its sub-lineages.
PMC commissioner Vikram Kumar also mentioned that in the third wave, so far, “we have seen very low levels of hospitalisation. Till now only 2% patients are in ICU or on oxygen.
However, a substantial increase in the number of cases could lead to the postponement of some elective surgeries in hospitals treating COVID-19 patients over the next few weeks. Medical students may need to be posted in hospitals for treatment coronavirus matters again, experts said.
State reports 133 new micron cases, 129 from Pune
According to the health department of Pune Zilla Parishad, 4,348 Covid-19 cases were reported in Pune district on Saturday. 865 patients were successfully cured and discharged, while two people from Pune Municipal Corporation died.
Maharashtra also reported 133 new omicron cases that day, out of which 129 patients are from Pune. The Pune Municipal Corporation reported 118 cases of the new variant, followed by Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (8), Pune Rural (3), Vasai Virar (2) and one each from Mumbai and Ahmednagar. The state has recorded 1,009 omicron cases so far, out of which 439 patients have been successfully discharged after negative RT-PCR tests.
In terms of area-wise distribution of 4,348 Covid-19 cases in Pune, PMC recorded 2,471 cases, followed by PCMC (1,073), Pune Rural (578), Parishad (NP) (151) and Chhawni (75). The active caseload in the district increased by 22.6 per cent, crossing the 18,000-mark that day. At present, it is 18,857, out of which PMC has the highest number of 11,550 (61.3 per cent) cases, followed by PCMC at 4,165 (22.1 per cent), Pune Rural with 2,271 (12 per cent), Parishad (NP). 554 (2.9 percent) and Cantonment 317 (1.7 percent).
The number of samples tested continues to rise with 34,524 tests being conducted in the district.
So far, Pune has seen 11,83,676 Covid-19 cases out of which 11,45,560 patients have been successfully cured while 19,266 patients have died.