A beneficiary gets vaccinated in Navi Mumbai on February 21, 2022. (Express Photo: Amit Chakravarty)For the first time in 22 months, Mumbai’s daily new Covid-19 cases on Monday dropped below 100 to 96. The city also recorded one death due to the infection, taking its overall tally of cases to 10,54,643 and toll to 16,688. The last time Mumbai’s caseload was in the double digits was on April 17, 2020, when the city reported 77 cases. Along with Mumbai, the state also reported a drastic drop in daily Covid-19 cases. On Monday, Maharashtra recorded only 806 new cases with four deaths. Active cases in the state stand at 14,525.
Meanwhile, with no takers for remdesivir, many of the available vials in the state are nearing expiration date. As of February 18, the state had 7.40 lakh vials of remdesivir, of which, nearly 3 per cent of the vials would expire by the end of March.
In other news, while schools reopened weeks ago for offline classes, midday meal services are yet to resume. Experts say the scheme, which was stopped due to the pandemic, has been a driving force for good attendance in schools, especially in rural areas of Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, speaking at Express Townhall, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar, head of the BJPs election management committee for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls, spoke about the prospects of his party, his apprehensions about the consolidation of Muslim votes behind the Shiv Sena, and how his party will provide a blanket 500 sq ft property tax waiver for all house owners in the city. Read here
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has undertaken a new and unique initiative to collect and re-use various objects which are rejected, like e-waste, clothes, books, shoes, crockery and toys. Local citizens can keep these items in the bins, which can then be picked up by those in need. (Express Photo: Amit Chakravarty)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch its electric vehicle (EV) cell Wednesday. Guardian Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who is also the Environment Minister of the state, will launch the cell from the Shayadri Guest House. The EV cell will be placed under the Environment department of the civic body. Read more here
A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Mumbai for allegedly molesting a girl from Bengaluru, who had run away from her home after fighting with her parents, officials said. The incident took place on Saturday at around 2.15 pm. The 15-year-old girl left her home in Bengaluru on Friday and reached Dadar railway station early on Saturday. After roaming around at the Dadar railway station, she realised that she made a mistake and decided to head back home.
The temperature is set to gradually rise in the coming days in most parts of the state, according to a forecast by IMD. The Met department said clear sky conditions will prevail this week and no major weather systems are likely to affect the state.
In Mumbai, the minimum and maximum temperature will rise. The maximum temperature will fluctuate between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius whereas night temperature will remain between 19 and 20 degrees Celsius. The mean maximum temperature for February is 31.3 degrees Celsius while the mean minimum temperature for the month is 18.2 degrees Celsius. Here's the weather forecast
For the first time in the past 22 months, Mumbai’s Covid count dipped to a double digit tally recording only 96 cases on Monday and one death. Active Covid-19 cases in the city stood at 1,415 on Monday. It is the lowest one-day case count recorded in the city since April 17, 2020, when 77 people were diagnosed with Covid-19. Read more here