Mumbai reports 1,217 new cases on Friday; Maharashtra has 1.80 lakh of active patients


Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 11,607 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the state COVID-19 counts at 7,47,995. Additionally, 331 people succumbed to the infection, bringing the death toll from COVID-19 in the state to 23,775 and the number of active cases to 1,80,718 according to the latest information shared by the state health department.

These are some of the other COVID-19 and emergency shutdown August 28 highlights Mumbai, Maharashtra and rest of the country:

Mumbai reports 1,217 new cases


Mumbai reported 1,217 new coronavirus cases on Friday and with that, the Maximum City case count rose to 1.42,099. Additionally, 30 patients succumbed to the virus, bringing the death toll to 7,562. In contrast, up to 1,14,818 patients have recovered to date and the number of active cases in the city now stands at 19,401.



Delivery of COVID-19 cases in Dadar, Dharavi


Dadar and Dharavi reported a drop in daily coronavirus cases on Friday. Dadar recorded 19 new cases, while Dharavi recorded 5 cases today. Dharavi’s cumulative COVID-19 count is now 2,745. Active cases were reduced to 93 in Dharavi. A total of 2,392 patients were discharged after recovery. In Dadar, there are 400 active cases, while 1,998 patients have been cured and discharged.

Cases arise in Mahim


Mahim recorded an increase of 34 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of positive cases in the area to 2,192. So far a total of 294 active cases have been reported in Mahim, while there have been 1,818 recoveries. Active cases were reduced to 787 in Ward G / North and up to 6,208 patients in Ward G / North have been cured / discharged so far. The overall positive case count in the G / North district has risen to 7,426.

More than 1,100 Indians detained in Malaysia repatriated since mid-July


The Indian high commission in Malaysia, in collaboration with the Malaysian government, brought back 142 released Indian citizens from immigration detention camps in Kuala Lumpur and brought them to Chennai airport, bringing the total number of those released to 1,168 Indian citizens since mid-July. The group of indigenous people arrived on a special flight of the Malaysian airline Malindo Air organized by the Malaysian government from Kuala Lumpur.

IPL: 12 CSK team members test positive


Up to 12 Chennai Super Kings team members, including players and technical / support staff, have tested positive for coronavirus, just 22 days before the IPL begins in the UAE. “A total of 12 members have been affected and the entire team has been told to go back into quarantine. It was learned that they were infected during a camp in Chennai,” the sources said. The results appeared to be positive for a bowler and other staff members. Following this, the CSK team has extended their quarantine period at the team’s hotel until September 1.

Recoveries exceed active COVID-19 cases by more than 18 lakh


The effectiveness of the Center’s ‘test, follow-up and treat’ approach is reflected in progress on the COVID-19 recovery front and reduction in the death rate, the government said on Friday, noting that recoveries exceed cases. assets over 18 lakh as of date. The Union Health Ministry noted that in the past five months, more than three-quarters of COVID-19 cases have recovered and less than a quarter are active now. “Effective treatment of positive cases has resulted in a progressively decreasing COVID fatality rate, which is set at 1.82 percent to date,” the ministry said. The number of recoveries is almost 3.5 times higher than active cases of coronavirus infection today, he said.

SC Says Students Cannot Be Promoted Without University End-of-Year Exams, UGC Circular Argues


In a major setback for states, especially Maharashtra, which were not in favor of taking college exams amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the College Scholarship Commission circular on July 6 to conduct University final year exams. The superior court said states and universities cannot promote students without taking final exams for the year by Sept. 30.

Five posts to welcome the weekend


In case you’ve lost track of time, it’s the eve of a weekend. While being trapped inside may have left you with limited options, you can still try your hand at something that interests you. It could even be enjoying a much-needed sleep. While quarantine may not be ideal, the internet has allowed people to stay virtually connected. Social media has become an access point to host important information, lend a hand, or share memes. Here are five posts selected by us from the Internet to welcome the weekend.

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