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Mortality rate drops in Jalgaon, Dhule; Nashik lags behind

Nashik: The Covid-19 mortality rate in Jalgaon and Dhule have significantly improved in the last five days, as compared to Nashik district where the death rate rate has marginally shot up during the corresponding period.

According to data shared by the Nashik divisional commissionerate, the mortality of Covid-19 patients in Jalgaon has dipped from 8.5% on June 20 to 7.5% on June 24.



Similarly, the mortality rate has dropped from 11.3% to 8% in Dhule district during the same period.

“In Nashik district, the death rate has swelled marginally from 5.4% to 6% in the span of those five days mainly because of the deaths that have occurred due to Covid-19 in Nashik city. The death rate in Nashik city had swelled from 3.1% to 4.2%,” said officials.

Divisional commissioner Rajaram Mane said that the local district administrations and the civic bodies in the five districts (Ahmednagar and Nandurbar) of the division were carrying out robust tracking and testing of high-risk contacts

“In all the five districts, authorities are focusing on the mantra of trace, test and treat which will go a long way in improving the recovery rate,” said Mane.

As many as 7,119 Covid-19 cases have been reported from the five districts, of which 2,541 are active cases. Collectively, the death toll in these five districts stand at 462—most of the deaths taking place in Jalgaon and Nashik districts.

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