<p>NMMC doctors and medical staff during Covid-19 rapid antigen test at APMC wholesale market in Navi Mumbai<b...Read MoreThe Maharashtra government announced extension of the general lockdown until July 31 with an aim to contain the Covid-19 surge. The notification issued by the state government has also restricted inter-district travel between municipal corporations within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to that for office purposes and essential activities like medical reasons.
*Update at 10.03am: Total Covid-19 cases in India stand at 15,83,792, including 5,28,242 active cases, 10,20,582 cured/discharged & 34,968 deaths: Health ministry (ANI)
*Mumbai's daily average Covid-19 growth rate in the past one week has come down to 0.97% and the projected doubling rate has increased to 72 days.
*Update at 8.27am: Number of Covid-19 recoveries crosses 10-lakh mark in India, reports ANI quoting ministry of health & family welfare
*Maharashtra’s Covid-19 case tally breached the 4 lakh mark on Wednesday with the addition of 9,211 new cases.
*Maharashtra’s total caseload now stands at 4,00,651. Maharashtra now has nearly as many cases as Mexico (4,02,697), the sixth worst affected country in the world.
*The Mumbai Metropolitan Region accounts for 2.32 lakh cases, followed by Pune division that has registered 94,961 cases. Aurangabad division has the third highest with 16,234 cases.
*Maharashtra’s reported 298 deaths on Wednesday, equalling its single-day highest toll previously seen on July 23. The death toll now is 14,463.
*Maharashtra’s had taken 96 days to reach the first one lakh cases on June 12 following the detection of the index cases on March 9. Between June 13 and July 4 (22 days), the state crossed two lakh cases. The third lakh cases were added in 14 days. The last one lakh cases were added in merely 11 days.