83% COVID-19 patients in Maha are asymptomatic

May 01, 2020 19:27

As much as 83 per cent of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra are asymptomatic, and 20

per cent ofthem have recovered, Health Ninister Rajesh Tope said on Friday.

The mortality rate of the epidemic has come down to 3.5 per cent in the state, while the doubling rate of patients is more than the national average, he said in a press release.

Of the 36 districts of Maharashtra,14 are in red zone (signifying high rate of spread of infection), 16 in the orange and six in the green zone, he told reporters in Jalna.

In Mumbai, a special 2,000-beds facility has been created where senior citizens with co-morbidities (existing health conditions) living in densely populated areas could be

quarantined after screening, if needed, Tope said.

The state has 733 containment zones at present, he said.

The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has risen to more than 10,000.

-- PTI

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