Maharashtra COVID-19 task force member short-term curbs if Omicron threat persists

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On Monday, Maharashtra recorded 26 new cases of Omicron — 11 of them in Mumbai — taking the overall tally of the variant to 167. A member of the Maharashtra government’s COVID-19 task force on Monday said curbs for a short duration of time would have to be considered if cases of the new coronavirus … Read more

Covid-19: Eight new Omicron cases take Maharashtra tally to 28, India count at 57

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Of Maharashtra’s 28 cases, 12 are in Mumbai, 10 in Pimpri Chinchwad, two in Pune Municipal Corporation, and one each in Kalyan Dombivali, Latur, Nagpur, and Vasai Virar on the outskirts of Mumbai. Maharashtra on Tuesday reported eight new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, taking the state’s tally to 28 and India’s to … Read more

Covid-19: Maharashtra’s Mumba Devi temple to reopen for fully-vaccinated devotees — check more details here

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CM Thackeray also urged people to not take the virus lightly and that people should continue following COVID-19-appropriate behaviour due to the possibility of a third wave of the pandemic; which could even be worse (Photo: IE) Maharashtra: Mumba Devi Temple is finally set to reopen for devotees from October 7. Temple’s gates will, however, … Read more

Second wave is not over yet! Virus behaviour can’t be taken for granted: Dr VK Paul

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We are tired but the virus is not: Dr VK Paul (Photo: IE) A total number of 22 districts across seven states in the country are witnessing daily rise in new COVID cases, reported the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday calling it a “cause of concern”. The seven of these districts are in Kerala and … Read more

Maharashtra: Central team suggests total lockdown in Kolhapur and Sangli in view of rising COVID cases

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The IMD has issued a red alert for five districts in Maharashtra forecasting extremely heavy rainfall (Photo: PTI) Maharashtra: A Central team of experts have suggested a total lockdown in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Sangli. The Central team is of the concern as to why the transmission was not abating in the two districts despite a … Read more

Covid-19: Central team ‘suggests’ total lockdown in two Maharashtra districts as cases plateau

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Maharashtra has faced the brunt of Covid-19 in India, reporting the highest number of cases and fatalities since the outbreak of the pandemic. (Picture courtesy: IE) A central team that visited Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Sangli districts to study the progress of Covid-19 containment measures has suggested a total lockdown, The Indian Express has learnt. The two are … Read more

Maharashtra sees 974 Covid deaths, 34,389 new cases

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Maharashtra on Sunday reported 974 deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 81,486 while the number of fresh cases at 34,389 remained below 40,000 for the third consecutive day. The overall caseload in Maharashtra has reached 53,78,452, the state health department said. Of the 974 fatalities, 415 deaths had occurred in the last 48 … Read more

Maharashtra’s Covid woes continue as Mumbai, Pune, Vidarbha witness fresh spike

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Maharashtra, Mumbai, Pune Covid Cases Updates: In the last week, Mumbai and Pune have reported more than 600 cases in a day. Maharashtra, which was once categorised as the Covid hotspot, has been witnessing a spike in Coronavirus cases. To check the sudden spurt in Coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government has enforced a slew of … Read more

Covid-19: Highest single day spike in Maharashtra

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The number of active cases in Mumbai is 19,971. Maharashtra on Saturday reported a single-day highest spike of 16,867 coronavirus cases which pushed its case tally to 7,64,281, the state health department said. With 328 new fatalities, the death toll due to the pandemic reached 24,103, it said in a release. The earlier highest one-day … Read more