Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai city reports 660 new COVID-19 cases; subway in Andheri waterlogged

MUMBAI: Maharashtra hit the milestone of 25 million vaccinations on Wednesday, the highest by any state, retaining its top position in total doses administered.Overall, 20 million in the state have got at least one dose and 50 lakh are fully vaccinated. But when it comes to the 18-44 age group, Maharashtra is behind seven states. <link>https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/maharashtra-marks-25-million-shots-highest-in-india/articleshow/83422030.cms</link><linkText/>READ MORE

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) released a list of vaccination centres administering Covishield and Covaxin doses on Friday (June 11).The Covishield first and second dose to people above 45, healthcare workers (HCW) and frontline workers (FLW) will be given at MCH in Turbhe. The vaccination centre will have 200 doses and will operate between 9 am and 5 pm. READ MORE

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday asserted that the state government has not hidden the number of COVID-19 deaths. Talking to mediapersons over reports that 11,000 fatalities in the state have not been reported as COVID-19 deaths, Tope said the government was functioning in a transparent manner.

A newborn boy's body, wrapped in black polythene bag was found dumped behind Mukund Steel company in Ishwar Nagar, Kalwa on Tuesday morning. Two workers of the company spotted the body. They informed the authorities and the Rabale police.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has informed that the vaccination will take place for people above the of 45. READ MORE

Mumbai: The civic body has advised citizens who may have had to wade through water on Wednesday to take antibiotic doxycycline to prevent leptospirosis. It is transmitted through rainwater that could be contaminated with the urine of animals such as rats, dogs, horses, buffaloes, etc. READ MORE

MUMBAI: The wet spell that began with the onset of monsoons on Wednesday has given Mumbai 94% of its June rain so far. The showers continued, albeit way more moderately, on Thursday in the city even as the southwest monsoon covered the entire state. READ MORE

Mumbai: City crime branch busted a call centre racket in Andheri and arrested a gang of 10 for duping foreigners by selling them products such as Viagra and Livitra, related to sexual conditions. Most of the accused are graduates and had been working on a commission basis. The call centre called Altitude operated from a flat in Behram Baug, Jogeshwari.

A special court on Thursday granted bail to Anuj Saxena, TV actor and chief operating officer of Elder Pharmaceuticals, who was booked for allegedly duping around 20,000 depositors to the tune of Rs 141 crore. Saxena was arrested one-and-half month ago. FIR was filed under sections of IPC for cheating and criminal conspiracy.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a severe weather warning for the coastal regions of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Thane, for the next four days. As per the official data provided by IMD, Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad are very likely to receive 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' from June 10 to June 12. READ MORE

A 26-year-old died when three houses collapsed at a chawl in the Dahisar area on Thursday evening. According to civic officials, the incident occurred in the evening around 6:30 pm when three houses collapsed at Lokhandi Chawl, Shivaji Nagar, Near Shankar Mandir Tekdi at Dahisar. The mishap took place as Mumbai was being lashed by heavy rains.

Positive cases 58,76,087; death toll 1,03,748; recoveries 56,08,753; active cases 1,60,693; total tests 3,73,56,704; tests today 2,28,611.

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 12,207 coronavirus positive cases and 393 fatalities, which took the state's infection count to 58,76,087 and death toll to 1,03,748, the health department said. Thursday's case count is slightly higher than what the state had been reporting over the last three days. The number of daily cases in the state had dipped to around 10,000 in the past few days. The state had reported 9,927 cases on March 9 this year.A total of 11,449 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, which pushed the recovery count to 56,08,753.The state's recovery rate is 95.45 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.77 per cent. There are 1,60,693 active cases in the state at present.