Mumbai records first Covid-19 death this yr | Mumbai News – The Indian Express

Mumbai reported its first Covid-19 fatality of the year with a 52-year-old man, who had tested positive for the virus, succumbing on January 5. The previous Covid-19 death was recorded on August 9 last year.

The deceased, a resident of M West ward, was admitted to a government hospital on January 4, with symptoms such as fever, cough and breathlessness for five days. The patient had tested positive for Covid and, within 24 hours of admission, passed away, with the cause of death attributed to respiratory tract infection (LRTI) with sepsis and septic shock, according to an official from the civic health department.

Meanwhile, the state reported 154 new Covid cases, with 21 cases in Mumbai, in the last 24 hours. Another Covid death was recorded in Nagpur.

The state recorded a recovery rate of 98.17 per cent, a positivity rate of 1.11 per cent and a case fatality rate of 1.81 per cent. Maharashtra has 139 patients infected with the JN.1 variant.

On the JN.1 variant, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, head of the BJ Medical College Microbiology Department and a member of the state Covid-19 task force, said, While cases are increasing, hospitalisations and deaths remain low. However, the variant is highly transmissible, and the recent New Year celebrations without adhering to Covid-appropriate behaviour have contributed to increased transmission and cases, he said.

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