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Rupsa Chakraborty
Rupsa Chakraborty, is a special correspondent with The Indian Express' Mumbai bureau. She writes on issues related to health, science, gender sensitivity and rural development. She tweets @RupsaChak
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‘Dropout kids’ left out as Palghar scrambles to meet vaccine targetsSubscriber Only
January 11, 2022 02:10 IST
🔴 Around seven families with fifty individuals live in makeshift huts surrounding the kiln. Of the nine children in the age group of 15-18 years, eligible for Covid vaccination, none is inoculated.
Tue, Jan 11, 2022
Active cases surge by over 3,000% in Thane, Palghar, Raigad; 1000% in PuneSubscriber Only
January 11, 2022 01:52 IST
🔴 Nearly 58% of the state’s total active Covid-19 cases are in Mumbai, with 1,17,437 patients who are currently infected with SARS-Cov-2 — the virus that causes Covid-19.
Tue, Jan 11, 2022
Lukewarm response in Maharashtra on the first day of booster doseSubscriber Only
January 11, 2022 01:09 IST
🔴 Only fully vaccinated beneficiaries who had received their second vaccine dose by April 10, 2021, are eligible to take the booster shot, which the Centre has termed the 'precautionary dose'.
Tue, Jan 11, 2022
Covid: Mumbai registers dip in daily cases for second daySubscriber Only
January 10, 2022 03:13 IST
🔴 Mumbai reported 19,474 cases on Sunday, slightly less than 20,318 cases registered on Saturday. Across the state, 44,388 new cases were reported.
Mon, Jan 10, 2022
Dip in Mumbai cases; Pune sees highest single-day surge of ‘3rd wave’Subscriber Only
January 10, 2022 02:27 IST
The state capital reported 19,474 cases on Sunday, slightly less than 20,318 cases registered on Saturday. Across the state, 44,388 new cases were reported.
Mon, Jan 10, 2022
Mumbai may witness the peak next week, says Dr Shashank JoshiSubscriber Only
January 10, 2022 01:34 IST
The burden of active Covid-19 cases will be higher than the earlier two waves. But as Omicron is causing a lot of upper respiratory symptoms such as cold and flu, without much involvement of the lungs, it has decreased the dependency on oxygen, and fatality rate.
Mon, Jan 10, 2022
Some respite as Mumbai records only 5.6% surge in Covid casesSubscriber Only
January 08, 2022 01:14 IST
The daily caseload in Maharashtra however increased by 12.8 per cent as cases surged from 36,265 to 40,925 within 24 hours.
Sat, Jan 08, 2022
Dharavi sees highest daily tally, braces for more Covid blowsSubscriber Only
January 07, 2022 22:04 IST
🔴 Officials are wary about the fast-rising numbers, believed to be driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, in an area that, at 66,000 people per sq km, is twice as densely populated as Mumbai.
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
Mumbai adds nearly 20,000 Covid cases as state’s daily count crosses 36kSubscriber Only
January 07, 2022 01:39 IST
On Wednesday, Mumbai registered 15,014 cases, which rose to 19,780 on Thursday, its highest single-day surge. The public health department anticipates a “ferocious spike” in the third wave in Mumbai by the middle of January.
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
Maharashtra ready with 4 lakh beds for 3rd wave; 3.84% occupiedSubscriber Only
January 07, 2022 00:29 IST
It is anticipated that Maharashtra might surpass last year’s 67,123 fresh cases – the highest single-day count recorded on April 17, 2021. This exponential surge will lead to an increase in hospitalisation, officials said.
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
Covid: At 15k cases, Mumbai sees highest 1-day surgeSubscriber Only
January 06, 2022 05:23 IST
🔴 As the spread continues, officials at the public health department expects the city to record a further daily surge in cases over the next two weeks, which may even lead to increase in hospitalisation.
Thu, Jan 06, 2022
Only 462 infected: TB patients prove predictions wrong, largely succeed in escaping CovidSubscriber Only
January 06, 2022 01:23 IST
🔴 While in 2020, a total 298 TB patients contracted Covid-19, in 2021, the co-infection among such patients dropped to 164, recording a 50% plunge. In 2021, however, the active cases increased by three-fold.
Thu, Jan 06, 2022
Antigen test must for all residents of sealed buildings in K-West ward: BMCSubscriber Only
January 06, 2022 01:13 IST
🔴 The existing guidelines required all high-risk contacts of the infected patients to get tested on the fifth and seventh day of home quarantine.
Thu, Jan 06, 2022
Maharashtra: Home tests up, concern over unreported casesSubscriber Only
January 05, 2022 04:15 IST
Officials believe that many positive cases are going unreported as those testing positive are not informing the agencies. The Covid-19 national task force too has flagged the issue.
Wed, Jan 05, 2022
Mumbai reports over 10k fresh Covid casesSubscriber Only
January 05, 2022 04:10 IST
The highest number of cases recorded in the city in a single day was on April 4, 2021, when 11,163 cases were registered.
Wed, Jan 05, 2022
Maharashtra: Covid cases surge 5 times in last 15 days; CFR at 0.32%Subscriber Only
January 04, 2022 23:32 IST
On Monday, the state recorded 12,160 cases with eleven deaths. On January 2, out of the 11,877 cases recorded, the state had only nine deaths.
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
1.8 lakh jabbed in state, Mumbai behind other citiesSubscriber Only
January 04, 2022 01:05 IST
Mumbai lagged behind other cities which recorded a better turnout. For instance, Thane administered 20,865 vaccinations among children followed by Pune with 17,583 inoculations.
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
BMC ropes in TB survivors to counsel patients, sees reduced dropout ratesSubscriber Only
January 02, 2022 03:16 IST
The volunteers are called ‘Saksham Sathi’ and their job is ensure improved adherence to DOTS treatment, curb dropouts, bring back defaulters and increase recovery rate.
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Vaccination for children from tomorrow; Co-Win glitch mars Mumbai registrationSubscriber Only
January 02, 2022 02:03 IST
In Maharashtra, the public health department has made arrangements for the vaccination of 60.63 lakh eligible children at 650 centres.
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Mumbai reports 6,180 new Covid cases, positivity rate nears 13%Subscriber Only
January 01, 2022 19:01 IST
Mumbai contributes to almost 67 per cent of 9,170 Covid cases recorded in the state on Saturday.
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
7th genome sequencing: 55% of Covid-19 patients detected with Omicron variant in MumbaiSubscriber Only
January 01, 2022 02:38 IST
🔴 Mumbai, with 5,428 cases, contributed 67.2 per cent to the state’s tally of 8,067 cases on Friday, as per the data of the state government.
Sat, Jan 01, 2022
Only symptomatic Omicron patients to be hospitalised: BMCSubscriber Only
January 01, 2022 01:50 IST
Anticipating a huge surge in Omicron cases, BMC has directed each ward to get ready 500 beds at CCC-2 centres to quarantine asymptomatic patients.
Sat, Jan 01, 2022
BMC to start compulsory screening of relatives of pulmonary TB patientsSubscriber Only
January 01, 2022 01:40 IST
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB, can live in the body without evidence of clinically evident active TB. This is called LTBI
Sat, Jan 01, 2022
Explained: The Omicron surge in Maharashtra and what lies aheadSubscriber Only
December 31, 2021 17:42 IST
A brief overview of the current understanding of the transmission of the Omicron variant.
Fri, Dec 31, 2021
Mumbai’s Covid-19 positivity rate shoots up to 7.67%Subscriber Only
December 31, 2021 03:13 IST
The surge in cases also pushed up the state’s Covid-19 tally. Mumbai contributed 66 per cent of the state’s total 5,368 Covid-19 cases reported on December 30.
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