A steady decline in Covid-19 cases

263 new cases in district; 130 in Nashik city
A steady decline in Covid-19 cases

NASHIK: Even though the number of recoveries have increased to 378462, the recovery rate of the district and the city has recorded at 97.25% and 97.93% respectively. Nashik city as well as the district is witnessing gradual drop in Coronavirus cases. A total of 263 new patients have turned positive in past 24 hours on Monday.

With this, the pandemic tally of the district has mounted to 384784. Altogether 686 patients in the district have got cured of Covid19 in last 24 hours. As 34 patients succumbed to the virus, the death toll has increased to 4974. Of the total reports received, 130 patients have turned positive from Nashik NMC limits. With this the tally of infected patients under the Nashik Municipal Corporation limits has increased to 224554. Positive cases surfaced from many suburb areas.

On the other hand, 123 patients from rural parts of the district have turned positive. While 01 new patient turned positive in Malegaon. On the other, with the addition of 09 new cases, the number of non-native patients has changed to 5311. The district has been unlocked from Monday, June 7 with ease in restrictions and has been placed in category of “Level 3”, under which the areas will be required to have a positivity rate between 5% and 10% or oxygenated bed occupancy of more than 40%.

After nearly two months of strict lockdown-type restrictions, the state government has decided to cautiously initiate a fivephased Unlock 2.0 from June 7, starting with 18 of the state’s 36 districts including Nashik. Citing the declining number of Corona positive patients and the decrease in the number of patients receiving treatment on oxygen beds, the state government has included Nashik district in the Level 3.

Therefore, the restrictions have been relaxed and all the shops, including non essentials have been allowed to open. All shops, hotels, salons, gyms will be opened and the time limit will be from 7 am to 4 pm. Weekend lockdown has however been maintained to keep patient numbers under control.

Activities already allowed and permitted from time to time shall be continued and all earlier orders shall be aligned with present order and shall remain in force. Violation of the guidelines will be punishable under section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the powers conferred under the Disaster Management act, 2005.

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