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Maharashtra News Live Updates: Thane corporation to restart Covid war room
The Thane civic corporation has decided to restart its Covid war room due to the increase in the number of Covid patients, said TMC commissioner Abhijit Bangar. Bangar took a review of the Covid situation in the city on Tuesday, following which he directed his teams to start work on patient management through the war room that will be set up in the municipal headquarters. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
TMC to restart Covid war room; doctors say most not severely ill
The Thane civic corporation has decided to restart its Covid war room due to the increase in the number of Covid patients, said TMC commissioner Abhijit Bangar. Bangar took a review of the Covid situation in the city on Tuesday, following which he directed his teams to start work on patient management through the war room that will be set up in the municipal headquarters.
T2 to Navi Mumbai airport Metro plan back on track
The two development agencies in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region have brought back the Airport Express Line into reckoning as work on the Navi Mumbai International Airport has gained traction. While City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) will execute the work in the Navi Mumbai area, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will take care of it in the Mumbai region.
Make some repeat traffic violations non-bailable: Transport chief to govt
The state transport commissioner’s office has sent a proposal to the Union government asking for serious traffic violations involving repeat offenders, to be made non-bailable. Among these violations are negligent driving resulting in a fatality, high speed and reckless or rash driving under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act. The proposal was made on the chief minister’s directions. State transport commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar spoke about the proposal at an event on Tuesday while releasing a report about a speed observation study conducted by non-profit United Way Mumbai in association with IIT Bombay.
Coronavirus figures in Maharashtra are as follows: Fresh cases 711, fresh fatalities 4; active cases 3,532, tests 8,951, total cases 81,46,301, total fatalities 1,48,449, recoveries 79,94,060.
A total of 447 patients recovered from coronavirus infection in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the overall count of recoveries to 79,94,060.
Of the four fatalities, two deaths were reported in Satara and one each in Pimpri-Chinchwad city and Ratnagiri district. The COVID-19 fatality rate in the state is 1.82 per cent.
The state had logged 248 Covid-19 cases and one fatality a day before.
With new additions, the state's Covid-19 tally has gone up to 81,46,301 and the death toll to 1,48,449. Maharashtra is now left with 3,532 active cases.
Maha sees 711 Covid-19 cases, four fatalities
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 711 fresh coronavirus cases, a sharp rise of 463 compared to the previous day, and four fatalities.
