1 in 4 Covid victims admitted 48 hrs before death

More than six months into the pandemic, at least one in four patients dying in Maharashtra seem to be reaching hospitals at too late a stage to be helped. Blame it on lack of awareness or reluctance to avail public healthcare facilities, but 10,299 of the 37,457 Covid victims (27.5%) in the state till October 2 were admitted in a critical state and died within 48 hours of reaching hospital.

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