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52 more Covid cases takeAurangabad tally to 1,459

Aurangabad: The district is showing a steady upward trend in the number of coronavirus cases despite claims by the district administration that the situation is under control. A total of 52 patients tested positive on Friday, besides seven a day earlier, taking the total number of cases to 1,459 so far.

Meanwhile, two patients succumbed to the contagion on Thursday, taking the death toll to 68.



On the brighter side, 901 Covid-19 patients have been discharged from different hospitals in Aurangabad district after recovery.

According to the district administration, four patients were discharged from the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and 11 from the district civil hospital on Thursday.

The hospital’s nodal officer for media interaction, Arvind Gaikwad, said that a 75-year-old man from Hussain Colony died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at 1.20 pm on Thursday. “The cause of death was acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to bilateral pneumonia in Covid-19 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute kidney injury.”

Gaikwad said that a 60-year-old woman, from Rahemaniya Colony, succumbed to the disease at 3 pm on Thursday and that she had diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease .

Of the 73 positive patients admitted to the GMCH, 22 are in critical condition, hospital dean Kanan Yelikar said.

Incidentally, district collector Uday Chaudhari had stated on Thursday that the measures taken by the administration and municipal corporation had led to a drop in coronavirus cases, but the latest test results have put the district on high alert.

The areas from where new Coronavirus cases came on Friday include Nehru Nagar, Katkat Gate (2), Kailas Nagar, Mali Galli (1), Cidco N-6 (2), Bhushan Nagar, Pahade Nagar (1), Kailash Nagar (4), Sriniketan Colony (1), Khadkeshwar (1), Osmanpura (4), Khandoba Temple, Satara Village (2) and Itkheda (3).

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