The grim Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra has not even saved the ministers as two of them, Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil, tested positive for the virus. PNC leader Eknath Khadse and his daughter-in-law and MP Raksha Khadse have also contracted the infection. The increase in cases has forced the Maharashtra administration to tighten existing standard operating procedures in Mumbai, impose restrictions on weekends in Amravati and a 10-day shutdown in Yavatmal.
According to a report by Mumbai Live, the eastern suburbs have emerged as new hot spots. The zones of maximum containment in the slums and chawls are in Ghatkopar (northern district), where 14 slums have been declared confined areas and 10 slums in Bhandup, Vikhroli (southern district). T ward, S ward and N ward covering Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar are also among the eight districts that have so far seen more than
15,000 boxes of Covid-19 each. Other neighborhoods are R-Central (Borivali), R South (Kandivali), P North (Goregaon), K West (Andheri West) and K
East (Andheri East). Meanwhile, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, preparations are underway for Kumbh Mela 2021 to be held from April 1 to 30 in Haridwar. Staff posted on duty will soon receive Covid-19 vaccinations. A negative Covid-19 report, not less than 72 hours, is mandatory for all visitors.
Mumbai Cases
Mumbai reported 736 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, increasing its overall count to 3,16,487, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. This is the second day in a row that the city has reported more than 700 new cases of infection. On Wednesday, there were 726 cases in the city.
By Monday and Tuesday, the number of daily cases had dropped below the 500 mark. The city’s death toll from the infection has reached 11,430 with four new deaths, the BMC said in its data.
According to him, the number of recovered patients increased to 2.97,995 when 473 patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital, while the active patient count also increased to 6,201. The average growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the city is 0.17 percent and the average doubling rate of COVID-19 cases is 417 days.
With 22,382 COVID-19 tests performed on Thursday, the total test count increased to 30,80,528. Earlier this month, the civic body conducted about 15,000 daily COVID-19 tests, but in light of the increase in infection cases, it has increased testing since Wednesday.
According to a BMC official, 13,413 people, including 3,316 healthcare workers and 10,197 front-line workers, received the COVID-19 vaccine at 28 city vaccination centers during the day, bringing the total number of people inoculated to 1.47.438. Officials said that of the 13,414 people, 954 were given the second dose of the vaccine, bringing the count of people who received the second injection to 1,630.
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