Maharashtra health minister Tanaji Sawant declared the state free of Covid-19 infection and said there is nothing to fear now for people living in the state.
While speaking to media, he said, “Covid-19 is now out of Maharashtra. There are only 132 Covid patients in the state. There is nothing to fear.”
As per a report issued by the health department, Mumbai reported the highest nine cases, followed by five cases in Pune circle, three each in Latur and Akola circles and one each in Aurangabad and Nashik circles on Friday.
With this, the state has 132 active Covid-19 cases, of which Pune accounts for the highest 56 cases, followed by 37 and seven cases in Mumbai and Thane districts respectively, it stated.
Nearly 250 million Covid-19 infections in China: Leaked document
Almost 250 million people in China may have been affected by Covid-19 in just 20 days after the ‘zero-covid policy’ was diluted in the first week of the month, according to radio Free Asia citing leaked government documents circulating on social media.
In the 20-minute meeting of China’s National Health Commission, as per the leaked document look like, 248 million people were infected with Covid-19 from December 1 to 20, or 17.65 per cent of China’s population.
As per Radio Free Asia, the data on covid cases released by government officials on December 20 is different from the reality as nearly 37 million were estimated.
