Maharashtra, the state health department said on Wednesday. “The number of active patients could reach up to eight lakh, while 10% out of them could be children," said the department in a presentation attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.In a meeting held to review the Covid-19 situation in the state, the health officials informed that there were around 19 lakh cases in the first wave of Covid (post-March 2020 outbreak).
However, in the more severe second wave, (which started around mid-February 2021) over 40 lakh infections have been detected so far in Maharashtra.
In the first wave, the number of patients was highest at 3,01,752 on 13 September 2020, while it was 6,99,858 on 22 April this year during the second wave of Covid-19.The.