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Mumbai News Live: COVID-19 spike continues in Mumbai; Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli report over 700 new cases
Maharashtra has reported 28,699 new COVID-19 cases, 13,165 recoveries, and 132 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total count of cases has gone up to 25,33,026 including 2,30,641 active cases and 22,47,495 recoveries.The COVID-19 tally in Mumbai rose by 3,512 to touch 3,69,426, while the city also saw eight deaths and 1,203 people getting discharged. The toll in the country's financial capital now stands at 11,600 and the recovery count is 3,29,234, leaving it with 27,672 active cases. Neighbouring Thane and Kalyan-Dombivli areas too are reporting a surge in new cases with 700 plus people testing positive for the virus. Wheres, in crucial developments, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met the Union Home Secretary in Delhi and demanded CBI probe into a purported state intelligence department report on 'corruption' in police transfers in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil also met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's official residence `Varsha'.
SC to hear Param Bir Singh's plea challenging his transfer as Mumbai police chief
The Supreme Court will hear the plea of former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Wednesday seeking CBI investigation in the alleged corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul will hear the plea of Singh, who was moved out as Mumbai Police Commissioner in wake of the Antilia bomb scare case. Singh had challenged the state government's order transferring him from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner.
Two persons were severely injured after two trucks collided on Mumbai-Nashik Expressway near Thane West at around 1:25 am. Both trucks have successfully been removed and the highway is operational for vehicles now.
Maharashtra Cabinet to meet today at Sahyadri Guest House, Malabar Hill in Mumbai
Maharashtra: NCP leader Nawab Malik's point-by-point rebuttal to Devendra Fadnavis' claims
Amid a war of words between the ruling dispensation and Opposition BJP over the allegations against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Cabinet Minister and Senior NCP leader Nawab Malik launched a scathing attack on Devendra Fadnavis and gave a point-by-point rebuttal to the former Chief Minister's claims. READ MORE
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's wife Rashmi Thackeray tests positive for Covid
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's wife and editor of Saamana newspaper Rashmi Thackeray has tested positive for the Covid-19. This comes two days after her son and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray had tested positive for the virus.
86 officers transferred from crime branch units, police stations
A week after the arrest of API Sachin Waze, the Mumbai Police in an effort to restore its image transferred 86 policemen, including 65 officers from various crime branch units, on Tuesday. 86 officers transferred from crime branch units, police stations READ MORE
Thane reports nearly 800 new COVID cases
Majiwada-Manpada, Naupada-Kopri, and Vartak Nagar areas have reported the highest number of new cases. READ MORE
Mumbai: Andheri (W) tops in Covid-19 cases, Juhu beach may soon be off limits
The Andheri (west) civic ward is currently recording the highest number of Covid cases among all the 24 municipal wards in the city. Its daily case count hovers between 200 and 300, prompting civic authorities to intensify the testing drive here.Among measures proposed, officials are weighing shutting down access to Juhu beach, which is partly in the ward and continues to draw a large number of visitors. READ MORE
Mumbai: 102-year-old author gets Covid-19 vaccine
02:40A look at COVID-19 cases in Thane
COVID-19 cases in Mumbai
Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh meets CM Thackeray
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday evening met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's official residence `Varsha' here. Deshmukh is facing heat after former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh accused him of setting police officers a target of collecting Rs 100 crore per month from the pubs and bars.
Alleged IPS transfer racket: Fadnavis meets Union Home Secy, seeks CBI probe
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday met the Union Home Secretary in Delhi and demanded CBI probe into a purpoted state intelligence department report on `corruption' in police transfers in Maharashtra.The former Maharashtra chief minister had claimed earlier in the day that he had 6.3 GB data of telephone calls intercepted by then Commissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla in which names of several key police officers figure.
Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde tests COVID-19 positive for second time
माझी आज दुसऱ्यांदा कोरोना चाचणी positive आली आहे.गेल्या काही दिवसात माझ्या संपर्कात आलेल्या सर्वांनी आपली तपासणी क… https://t.co/pzGRMwLwaQ
— Dhananjay Munde (@dhananjay_munde) 1616520834000The BMC has restricted public celebrations of the upcoming Holi festival in the city in view of the surge of COVIDー19 cases in the city.
Dharavi reports 28 new COVID-19 cases; to get two COVID care centres
28 people contracted COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Dharavi. Asia's largest small-scale industry, which had reported zero new cases for two consecutive days in January, has 192 active cases. Meanwhile, the civic body has decided to set up two COVID care centres in Dharavi. The 250-bed COVID care centre at Vanita Samaj Hall in the area is full.
Maharashtra's COVID-19 figures are as follows:
Positive cases: 25,33,026, new cases: 28,699, death toll: 53,589, discharged: 22,47,495, active cases: 2,30,641
28,699 new COVID-19 cases in Maha, 132 deaths
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 28,699 new COVID-19 cases and 132 deaths. The daily death count was the highest since November 20 last year when 155 deaths had been reported.The caseload in the state rose to 25,33,026 and death toll reached 53,589.