The state has procured two lakh doses of the intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC, which were delivered to districts and corporations over the weekend. TOI has learnt that senior citizens who haven’t received the precautionary dose will be prioritised to receive the free vaccine across Maharashtra. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
Thane court acquits three persons accused of rape, extortion
A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted three persons, including a woman, accused of repeatedly raping and extorting money from a 40-year-old woman. Additional sessions judge Amit M Shete on April 19 acquitted the accused of charges under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code. (PTI)
2 lakh doses of intranasal vax iNCOVACC arrives in Maha
The state has procured two lakh doses of the intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC, which were delivered to districts and corporations over the weekend. TOI has learnt that senior citizens who haven’t received the precautionary dose will be prioritised to receive the free vaccine across Maharashtra.
Fire breaks out in a 5-storey building in Mumbai's Mulund area. Five fire tenders at the spot. No casualties reported, reports ANI quoting fire department
2 men arrested in Mumbai for cheating actor, her mother
The Mumbai Police have arrested two men for allegedly cheating a 27-year-old actor by promising her a role in a Hollywood web series and then sending her for an "audition" to the UAE's Sharjah city, where she was later caught in an alleged drugs case, an official said. The police on Monday arrested the accused -- Ravi Bobhate and Anthony Paul -- who also cheated the actor's mother, Pramila Pareira, by promising her hefty commissions in real estate deals in Hyderabad, he said.
Mumbai city logged 59 Covid-19 cases, taking the overall count to 11,61,023, while the death toll remained static at 19,761.
The Mumbai administrative circle reported the highest 108 new cases followed by 37 in the Kolhapur circle, 29 each in Pune and Nagpur, 13 in Nashik, nine in Akola and one in the Latur circle.
According to the report, with 9,154 new tests -- 7,364 at government laboratories, 1,658 at private labs and 132 by self-testing kits -- conducted in the last 24 hours, their total number rose to 8,69,02,863.
The report said 505 patients recovered from the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 80,07,840 and leaving the state with an active caseload of 5,776.
The death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,504, said a health department report.
Maharashtra logs 226 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally below 6,000
Maharashtra on Monday reported 226 new Covid-19 cases, down from nearly 550 the previous day, taking the overall tally to 81,62,120, while no fresh death linked to the infection was recorded in the state.