Mumbai News LIVE: City records more COVID-19 recoveries than new cases; Jai Jeet Singh to be new police commissioner of Thane

Nihaal Singh Adarsh, a 19-year-old student from Mumbai has developed an innovative belt-like wearable ventilation system Cov-Tech that keeps personal protective equipment (PPE) kit cool from inside. READ MORE

The Thane Municipal Corporation has been asked by the city's mayor Naresh Mhaske to complete monsoon preparation works like storm water drain cleaning as well as flood and water-logging mitigation measures by May 31. He also visited several areas in the city to take the stock of the work done.

A 40-year-old man from Nalasopara town in the Palghar district of Maharashtra was allegedly killed by his friend on Monday over suspicion of the deceased's illicit relationship with a woman, police said. The victim was found lying in a pool, of blood at the residence of his friend, an official said, adding that the accused is on the run. Prima facie, the victim was hit by a hammer and stabbed with a kitchen knife by the accused, he said. (PTI)

MUMBAI: Nathu Vithal Rathod, CEO of state-owned Aarey Dairy, was arrested by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Monday for allegedly seeking a Rs 50,000 bribe from a slumdweller in Aarey Colony. Rathod was held after his office assistant, Arvind Tiwari, was arrested while allegedly accepting the sum on his behalf. READ MORE

Assistant police inspector Sambhaji Gurav, who became the third policeman from Maharashtra to scale Mount Everest on Sunday, recalled the tough journey that required him to push his boundaries. READ MORE

MUMBAI: Despite the Centre not giving the go-ahead for vaccination of pregnant women, the BMC on Monday issued an order stating that pregnant women can get vaccinated by submitting a letter from a gynaecologist and their own consent in writing. Lactating women don't need any of the above and can simply walk into vaccination centres and get their Covid shot, though they have to carry medical documents containing details of date and place of delivery. READ MORE

MUMBAI: There is a new twist to the Mehul Choksi saga as the fugitive businessman has reportedly gone missing from his Antigua shelter. Sources from Antigua and Barbuda have told TOI late on Monday night that Choksi may have fled to Cuba fearing extradition to India. READ MORE

The Brihanmumbai Municipal corporation (BMC) has released a list of vaccination centres that will administer Covishield and Covaxin jabs to the citizens on Tuesday (May 25).Today, the vaccines will be given to health staff, frontline workers and citizens aged 45 plus. READ MORE

In a significant move, the Maharashtra government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that it will treat all patients suffering from mucormycosis at designated hospitals free of cost besides planning to cap the treatment rates in private hospitals.The treatment will be given at pre-identified hospitals and nursing homes in the state under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana and the Pradhan Mantra Jan Arogya Yojana.

Positive cases 56,02,019; new cases 22,122; deaths 89,212; recoveries 51,82,592; active cases 3,27,580; tests so far 3,32,77,290.

Maharashtra recorded 22,122 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the state's infection tally beyond the 56-lakh mark to 56,02,019, while 361 more deaths pushed the toll to 89,212, the health department said. Recoveries outnumbered the fresh cases. A statement from the health department said 42,320 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 51,82,592. The state's COVID-19 recovery rate is 92.51 per cent, while the case fatality rate is 1.59 per cent, the department said. Maharashtra is now left with 3,27,580 active cases.