COVID-19 Update: Pune Patient Among Three Fully Vaccinated Persons Succumb to the Virus in Maharashtra
Pune, 15th January 2024: In the past 24 hours, the state of Maharashtra recorded three coronavirus-related fatalities, despite all victims having completed their vaccination regimen, according to information provided by the Public Health Department on Monday.
One patient from Pune, aged 49, passed away on January 12 in a private hospital. The individual, who had been battling breast cancer, pneumonia, and septicemia, succumbed to the virus despite having received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Similarly, a 73-year-old patient from Thane, who had diabetes and high blood pressure, breathed his last on January 11 in a government hospital. The third fatality, a 59-year-old individual from Sangli, succumbed to the virus on January 13 in a government hospital. Notably, this patient had no pre-existing comorbidities. The disclosure was made by Dr. RB Pawar, the Joint Director of Health.
Pune continues to face a significant challenge, with 150 patients infected with the JN.1 subtype—the highest number in the state. Pune accounts for 60 percent of the total JN.1 patients, followed by Nagpur (30), Mumbai (22), Solapur (9), Sangli (7), Thane (7), Jalgaon (4), Ahmednagar (3), Beed (3), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (2), Kolhapur (2), Nanded (2), Nashik (2), Dharashiv (2), Akola (1), Ratnagiri (1), Satara (1), Sindhudurg (1), and Yavatmal (1).
In the latest 24-hour period, the state reported 35 new COVID-19 cases, with 60 patients successfully recovering and being discharged from hospitals. The overall recovery rate stands at an impressive 98.17 percent, while the death rate is at 1.81 percent. A total of 2,382 tests were conducted in the state during this period, with a positivity rate of 1.46 percent, as confirmed by Dr. Pawar.
