Maharashtra news live: Level 3 is now base level, no further easing of curbs
Bracing for a surge in Covid-19 cases brought on by the highly transmissible Delta-Plus variant, Maharashtra has rolled back relaxations in districts and cities where theatres, malls, multiplexes had opened and private firms were permitted 100% staffing. This includes Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pune. Maharashtra became the first state to administer 3crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the country. New Covid cases stayed below 10,000 in the state for the second day, while the daily case tally, as well as the total tally, dropped in the city on Friday. Stay with us for all live updates from across Maharashtra.Read Less
Govt issues guidelines for Levels of restrictions for safe Maharashtra
Detections remain below 10k in state
New Covid cases stayed below 10,000 in the state for the second day, while the daily case tally, as well as the total tally, dropped in the city on Friday. The city’s Friday caseload was 693 — lower than Thursday (773) and Wednesday (864) — and the overall total fell by 4,467 to 7.2 lakh so far. “Due to shifting of cases (to different municipal areas) as per the patient’s residential address and omission of duplicates, Mumbai’s tally dropped by 4,467 cases,” said state epidemiology head Dr Pradeep Awate.
ED on Rs 4 crore ‘hafta’ trail, arrests Maharashtra ex-minister Anil Deshmukh’s 2 aides
The ED searched multiple properties of former home minister Anil Deshmukh here and in Nagpur and arrested his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde past midnight on Friday as part of its probe into a money laundering case tied to a CBI FIR against Deshmukh for corruption. They are the first arrests in the bribery allegation against Deshmukh. READ MORE
1,139 test Covid positive, 827 recover in PMR; 17 patients succumb
The daily Covid-19 recoveries lagged fresh cases for the third consecutive day in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Friday. As many as 1,139 people tested positive for the virus on Friday, pushing the region’s progressive caseload to 10,45,545. At the same time, 827 patients were discharged, pushing the region’s total recoveries to 10,18,835. READ MORE
Maharashtra: Level 3 is now base level, no further easing of curbs
Bracing for a surge in Covid-19 cases brought on by the highly transmissible Delta-plus variant, Maharashtra has rolled back relaxations in districts and cities where theatres, malls, multiplexes had opened and private firms were permitted 100% staffing. This includes Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pune. READ MORE
Maharashtra first to top 3 crore jabs, 22% adult population covered
Maharashtra became the first state to administer 3 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Mumbai also reached a milestone by crossing 50 lakh vaccinations, according to the CoWin portal. Overall, the state has administered 3,02,78,260 doses, which includes 51,28,087 doses given in Mumbai, the highest among districts since the drive started in January. READ MORE