PUNE: Four tehsils in rural Pune do not have any Covid-19 hotspot villages, according to a zilla parishad report. Khed, Bhor, Maval and Velhe tehsils had over 20 hotspot villages in July and August. Since then, the situation has improved significantly, officials said.
The number of hotspot villages across 13 tehsils has also reduced from 96 last week to 91. A village with 10 or more active cases is considered a hotspot. District health officer Dr Bhagwan Pawar attributed this trend to multi-fold efforts from the village to tehsil level.
The ZP, however, is worried about Junnar (25 hotspot villages), Baramati (15), Indapur and Ambegaon (12 villages each) and Daund (10), said officials. “Testing is being carried out. We are confident that things will improve,” said Ayush Prasad, ZP CEO.
Prasad said that a special vaccination drive in remote areas and the tribal belt has covered a large population in many tehsils. “The vaccination drive has gathered momentum and will help improve the situation further,” he said.
