Government pleader Priyabhushan Kakade said preliminary reports indicate that on February 20 more than 200 persons took ill “after consuming prasad or something” from a temple. They were taken to rural hospitals. He said nearly 150 patients rush to a 30-bedded hospital. “There was a sudden influx. The situation was an emergency.
A decline has also been observed in neonatal mortality, with the neonatal mortality rate now standing at 11. This achievement fulfills the target of reducing the neonatal mortality rate to less than 12 under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030), as stated by state health officials.
The release said that 71.33 per cent of these deaths have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, 85 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities, and 15 per cent did not have any comorbidity.
“We are not seeing clusters of cases anywhere,” said health minister Ma Subramanian. “The new sub variants of Omicron mostly causes mild disease. Symptoms are mostly seen for four days. People recover with rest and home,” he said.
According to the data from the public health department, Mumbai is the most severely impacted district among the reporting sites, with 619 cases, equivalent to 33 per cent of the total cases reported in the state. Thane follows closely behind with 396 cases, accounting for 21 per cent of the total cases.
The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) reports that as of mid-September of this year, over 5,000 cases of dengue had been registered in Delhi. No current information on vector-borne illnesses in the nation's capital has been released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
"This is not to demoralise the hard-working doctors in the state, who are our strength and pride. It is only to make sure that culprits are not there in the profession and also to build confidence to the society", the court said in the order dated July 26. It said this while considering a plea seeking to issue directions to the state Health Ministry and Directorate of Health Service in this regard.
These facilities in Maharashtra will focus on providing free, world-class, holistic health care for conception, pregnancy care, and post-partum care to the mother and the child up to six months after delivery. This will ensure a healthier pregnancy and work for the benefit of reducing maternal mortality as well as bringing down infant mortality numbers.
The majority of those infected were women undergoing obstetric procedures. All the patients received a type of anesthesia known as a spinal block. It was the latest scandal for Mexico's woefully under-equipped public health care system, which has also had recurring difficulties in supplying medications for children with cancer.
As Covid-19 fades, other communicable diseases have started to make a comeback in the state. In fact, some infectious diseases like influenza H1N1 are now witnessing a surge in incidence, the highest in five years.
Doctors said that like Covid-19, influenza deaths are mainly seen in the elderly and people with underlying ailments. Thane is the second most-affected district, with 474 cases and 14 deaths.
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