Covid-19 in Mumbai: 52k treated free of cost
(WorldNews India)

Only 15% of patients have opted for treatment at private hospitals, data shows. Public hospitals have played a major part in the fight against Covid-19, according to data from the state health department. More than 82 per cent of patients in Maharashtra have been treated free of cost at public hospitals or private facilities covered under the state`s Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY). According to the data, as on June 25, 1,00,985 (82.78 per cent) patients have been treated at public hospitals and private hospitals empanelled under the MJPJAY scheme. Only 18,228 patients, or 14.94 per cent, have opted for treatment at private hospitals that are not empanelled under MJPJAY...