Top Maharashtra doctor explains why Covid-19 death figures are high in state

Maharashtra has been reporting a rapid increase in the Covid-19 caseload as well as statewide toll due to the infection. However, there was no increase in the death rate between April 1 and April 28. So, why is the state reporting so many deaths? Read on know what expert says.

Maharashtra is the worst-hit state by Covid-19 pandemic. Both — the caseload and the Covid-19 death toll — in the state have been rapidly increasing amid reports of shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir injections, prescribed for critical patients. However, state health officials maintain that the state-wide death toll has not risen much. Meanwhile, patients complain that they are struggling to get beds as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic stays strong in Maharashtra. On April 1, the number of deaths in Maharashtra stood at 249. There were 43,183 new Covid-19 positive cases and the death rate stood at 1.92 per cent.