Three kids orphaned by Kovid-19 in Pimpri-Chinchwad, 253 misplaced a dad or mum

Three kids in Pimpri-Chinchwad have misplaced each dad and mom to Covid-19, whereas 253 have misplaced both their father or mom because the begin of the pandemic final 12 months, a civic physique survey confirmed.

Out of 253 kids, 212 misplaced their father and 41 misplaced their mom. A survey by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) discovered that round 2,000 girls grew to become widows on account of Covid-19.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Ulhas Jagtap, who headed the committee for this survey, mentioned on Monday, “The committee was appointed by the PCMC commissioner on the directions of the district collector. We have despatched the report back to the district collector. As quickly as we get extra data, we’ll replace it and ship it to the collector.”

Jagtap mentioned that the PCMC will rehabilitate three orphaned kids and assist different kids underneath varied schemes of the Department of Women and Child Welfare.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Vikas Dhakane mentioned that underneath the welfare schemes of the Department of Women and Child Welfare, widow girls will get Rs 10,000 as one-time help. “However, we are trying to see if we can pay them Rs 25,000 to Rs one lakh. We will need the permission of the state government for this,” he mentioned.

So far 2,53,713 Covid-19 sufferers have been reported in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Of the 4,208 deaths, 60 per cent have been males. The mortality fee (deaths per 100 circumstances) is 1.60 in males and 1.30 in females.

“Most of the men who died of Covid-19 are in the above 30 age group. Many of them are married. We have estimated that over 2,000 women have become widows,” mentioned a well being division official.

Health officers mentioned that between June 5 and 12, there have been extra recoveries than new circumstances. “In this period, 2,600 patients were cured, while 1,970 were infected. This month we are registering less than 300 cases every day. In March and April, the number of daily cases was between 2,000 and 3,000,” the officers mentioned.