Maharashtra reported 51,751 new COVID-19 cases and 258 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Monday evening. The number of corona cases in the state is increasing day by day. Mumbai reported 6,905 new COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total count of cases to 5,27,119. With 9,037 more recoveries, the total number of recoveries has gone up to 4,23,678. The city has 90,267 active cases currently.
The spread of the corona virus in the state has taken a serious turn. The increasing number of cases in the state has put a huge strain on the health system. There is also a severe shortage of medical equipment in some places. It was also reported that some patients died due to lack of oxygen at Nalasopara last night.
Anger sparked in people after 7 COVID patients died allegedly due to lack of oxygen at a hospital in Nalasopara."It's only hospital accepting critical patients in the area. Those patients died either due to their age or co-morbidities," said a doctor from hospital. The oxygen supply was made available by 3 am. Families of the deceased had a spat with hospital administration over the bill. If they want to file a complaint against the hospital, they can, said Rajendra Kamble, Senior Police Inspector.
As a result, the BJP has now launched a strong attack on the ruling MahaVikas Aghadi government in the state.
BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar has criticized the state government over this incident.
The BJP leader took to Twitter and wrote,"Seven patients died in an hour due to lack of oxygen in Nalasopara. The death rate is rising in Maharashtra because the state authority is not serious and inefficient. This death could have been prevented if adequate oxygen had been stored during the ransom recovery period."