Maharashtra-Lockdown
Maharashtra likely to extend lockdown till May 31, says Minister Rajesh Tope
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra is likely to extend its lockdown till May 31, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday following a cabinet meeting amid a continuous rise of Covid cases despite infections slowing down in the past few days.
The state reported 46,781 new coronavirus cases and 816 deaths on Wednesday. 58,805 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours.
The cases' positivity rate has fallen to 17.36 per cent while the fatality rate is down to 1.49 per cent, the health department said.
Pune reported 9,536 and 74 deaths while Mumbai saw 2,104 cases and 66 deaths in the last 24 hours.
India is currently reeling under the second wave of COVID-19 infections with around 3.5 lakh cases and 4,000 deaths being reported daily.
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