4,713 persons have died due to Covid-19 in the district so far and the compensation amount stands at Rs 50,000 each, an official said
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More than Rs 20 crore has been distributed as compensation to the kin of coronavirus victims in Raigad district in Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.
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He said that 4,713 persons have died due to Covid-19 in the district so far and the compensation amount stands at Rs 50,000 each.
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"We have so far disbursed Rs 20.47 crore. While the applications of the kin of 4,094 victims have been processed, a total of 619 applications are in the process of being approved," he said.
The district's Covid-19 caseload as on Saturday was 2,85,684, including 2,20,884 recoveries, the official added.
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