India News | Maha: Palghar's High COVID-19 Positivity Rate Worrisome, Says Official
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The COVID-19 positivity rate was 13.8 per cent and 12.9 per cent on June 26 and 27 respectively in Maharashtra's Palghar district and this was a cause for concern, Collector Manik Gursal said on Monday.
Palghar, Jun 28 (PTI) The COVID-19 positivity rate was 13.8 per cent and 12.9 per cent on June 26 and 27 respectively in Maharashtra's Palghar district and this was a cause for concern, Collector Manik Gursal said on Monday.
The district is currently placed in category 3 of the state government's five level plan to ease coronavirus-induced curbs based on positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy figures.
Vasai and the rural areas of the district have 1,232 and 750 COVID-19 cases respectively at the moment.
If the positivity rate goes up further, then norms would be tightened and the district would be placed in category 4 for a period of two weeks, Gursal said.
People must adhere to outbreak norms strictly, he said, adding that they must get tested and vaccinated as quickly as possible.
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