COVID-19: Nine more deaths, 466 new cases in Maharashtra
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra on Monday registered nine more deaths and 466 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of total casualties in the state to 232 and the positive cases to 4,666.
Among the deaths, seven were recorded in Mumbai while two from Malegaon in Nashik district.
However, no death was reported in Pune – another worst-hit COVID-19 hub, for the second consecutive day.
Two staffers Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tested positive for the virus. Others have been isolated and the entire building sanitized as a precaution.
Also, at least 53 media persons in the city working for various electronic media have tested positive and been quarantined in a private hotel in suburban Goregaon.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has gone into self-isolation since she had reportedly come in contact with some of them recently, though officials declined to comment on the issue.
Health minister Rajesh Tope reiterated his appeal to the people not to suppress any COVID-19 related symptoms and to voluntarily come forth for tests.
Monday’s jump in new positive cases of 466 is the second-highest after the previous high of 552 notched on Sunday, creating concerns in different quarters.
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