Covid-19: 40,414 new cases for the first time in Maharashtra; CM Uddhav mulls lockdown-like restrictions

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KEY STORY

  • Maharashtra, which has remained the worst-affected state due to coronavirus, broke all records as it reported more than 40,000 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday for the first time ever.
  • A night curfew has been imposed in Maharashtra between 8 pm and 7 am. The state today reported 40,414 fresh COVID-19 cases, with capital Mumbai witnessing 6,923 new infections.
  • A total of 2,33,2453 people recovered from the disease. With 3,25,901 active cases, the death toll has risen to 54,181 in the state. The total number of confirmed cases in Maharashtra has now surged to 2,71,3875.
  • The state government has imposed a curfew between 8 pm and 7 am in view of rising cases of COVID-19. Gatherings of more than five people are prohibited, the Mumbai Police said. All public places will remain shut till 7 am. Home deliveries, food pickups and other essential services are allowed.
  • Maharashtra’s tally of beneficiaries who have received COVID-19 vaccine so far has reached 57,62,601, a health department official said on Sunday. On Saturday, 2,31,277 people received the shots across the state.

CM Uddhav mulls lockdown-like restrictions

  • In a meeting of the task force today, it was suggested that very strict restrictions like lockdown should be imposed immediately. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Health Minister Rajesh Tope, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, doctors of the task force and senior officials in the administration discussed the need to impose a complete lockdown in the next few days to prevent infection if the restrictions and rules are not strictly followed.
  • Mumbai registered a record 6,923 new COVID-19 cases, 3,380 recoveries, and eight deaths in the last 24 hours.
  • Nagpur reported 3,970 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 2,18,820 in the district.

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