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Mumbai news live: Active COVID cases cross 25,000 mark
A day after Maharashtra reported the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of COVID-19, the state on Monday saw a drop in daily count, recording 24,645 new cases. On Sunday, the state had reported 30,535 cases. While the caseload increased to 25,04,327, the state also reported 58 deaths due to COVID-19, taking the death toll to 53,457. Mumbai city reported 3,262 fresh cases. The country's financial capital has till now recorded 3,65,937 cases and 11,596 deaths. The active cases count has crossed the 25,000 mark. Meanwhile, in a major political development, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has clarified that there was no question of taking Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's resignation as there was no truth in the allegations made by Param Bir Singh in a letter to Chief Minister. The IPS officer has moved the Supreme Court seeking direction for immediate "unbiased, uninfluenced, impartial and fair" CBI probe into alleged corrupt malpractices.
'Will put you in jail,' Navneet Rana alleges threat by Arvind Sawant; Shiv Sena MP denies, calls it a big lie
After Independent MP from Amaravati in Maharashtra, Navneet Rana on Monday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker alleging that member of Parliament Arvind Sawant had threatened her for raising Sachin Vaze case in the Lower House, the Shiv Sena MP said it is not true. READ MORE
Thane: Majiwada-Manpada, reports 170 cases
Among the other seven prabhag areas, Naupada-Kopri reported 98 new cases, followed by 73 in Uthalsar and 62 in Kalwa. READ MORE
Covid resurge: Central Park in Kharghar shut for public
02:03Mumbai:Random antigen testing off to tepid start, mall-goers prefer to turn away
Mumbai: The random rapid antigen testing (RAT) at crowded places like malls, stations, bus depots and market places in the city began on Monday, with officials complaining of several hiccups, especially reluctance at malls. READ MORE
NIA seizes printer used to generate Mukesh Ambani threat letter from arrested cop’s residence
MUMBAI: NIA seized a printer from arrested constable Vinayak Shinde’s flat in Kalwa, which it said was used to print a threat letter recovered from the explosive-laden Scorpio parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s bungalow on February 25. Officials also seized a register with details of financial transactions from arrested inspector Sachin Vaze’s office at the police headquarters. READ MORE
COVID19: BMC sets up vaccination centre at Dharavi
00:48CM Thackeray favours lockdown in some cities if cases keep rising: Tope
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said people must follow COVID-19 safety protocols if the state is to avoid another lockdown. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was of the view that lockdown may become necessary in some cities if the new cases continue to climb, Tope told reporters. At the same time, he also defended the state's response to rising cases and pointed out that in terms of cases per million population, many states have fared worse.
Charges against Maharashtra home minister aimed at derailing probe: Sharad Pawar
The Nationalist Congress Chief (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday defended Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and rejected the demand for his resignation. READ MORE
Kalyan-Dombivli reports nearly 600 new cases
Thane: 590 new cases in the lake city
Mumbai: Active COVID cases cross 25,000 mark
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally is as follows:
Positive cases: 25,04,327 | New cases 24,645 | Total deaths: 53,457 | Discharged 22,34,330 | Active cases: 2,15,241
24,645 new corona cases in Maharashtra, 58 deaths
A day after Maharashtra reported the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of COVID-19, the state on Monday saw a drop in daily count, recording 24,645 new cases. On Sunday, the state had reported 30,535 cases, while on Saturday 27,126 infections were recorded. On March 18, the state had reported 25,833 cases. The earlier high was 24,896, recorded in September. On Monday, 19,463 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered persons to 22,34,330.