Ambernath lockdown extended by week as city still reports 60 to 100 cases a day

In a bid to halt the rise in Covid-19 cases, Ambernath Municipal Council has decided to extend the lockdown in the city till July 6. On June 23, the civic body had declared a seven-day lockdown till June.
30. In the past week, though, it continued to report 60 to 100 cases. The city has a population of around 3.5 lakh. On Monday, it reported 83 new patients, taking the total cases to 1,727, including 42 deaths. On Monday, new civic chief Prashant Rasal took charge and he along with MLA Balaji Kinikar and others visited a Covid hospital in a dental college to check the infrastructure.