PremiumMaharashtra on Wednesday recorded 1,081 cases of the infection, the highest daily rise after 24 February, which took the overall tally to 78,88,167, while the death toll is 1,47,860
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If the Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra continue to spike, the state government will be forced to make face masks mandatory again, news agency PTI quoted minister Ajit Pawar as saying.
"The use of face masks will have to be made mandatory if the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow," said Pawar.
He said the state government and its administrative machinery were keeping a vigil to ensure things don't go out of hand.
This comes as Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 1,081 cases of the infection, the highest daily rise after 24 February, which took the overall tally to 78,88,167, while the death toll is 1,47,860.
On Tuesday, the state had reported 711 cases.