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Maharashtra reports 8,159 new Covid-19 cases, 165 deaths, 7,839 recoveries

The state has 94,745 Covid-19 patients under treatment

Maharashtra reconciles Covid data, India records 3,998 fresh fatalities

India recorded a single day rise of 3,998 coronavirus fatalities with Maharashtra carrying out its 14th Covid data reconciliation exercise, pushing the country's death toll to 418,480

At 351, Mumbai reports lowest Covid cases in nearly 6 months; 10 die

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 351 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count after January 25, while 10 patients succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said. The city had reported 348 COVID-19 cases on January 25. With 351 cases, the cumulative caseload increased to 7,31,914, while 10 fresh deaths pushed the fatality count to 15,726, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement. The city also saw the discharge of 525 patients during the day, taking the recovery tally to 7,07,654, it said. There are now 6,161 active cases in Mumbai. As many as 22,015 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative figure to 78,11,748, the statement stated. While the COVID-19 recovery rate of Mumbai stood at 97 per cent, the overall growth rate of cases for the period July 13 to 19 was 0.06 per cent. The case doubling rate is now 1,063 days, the civic body said. Currently, there are seven active containment zones and 58 sealed buildings

Red alert for 5 Maharashtra districts, orange warning for Mumbai: IMD

The IMD on Tuesday issued a red alert for five Maharashtra districts, including Raigad and Pune, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, for the next two days.

Maharashtra rains: IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, Konkan region

On Monday, the Raigad disaster management department said three people were feared drowned at separate places in the district.

Maharashtra sees 6,017 new Covid cases, lowest daily count since Feb 22

Maharashtra's coronavirus caseload climbed to 62,20,207 on Monday after 6,017 people tested positive for the infection, the lowest since February 22, while the death toll jumped to 1,27,097

SC rejects plea for annual pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal temple in Maharashtra

The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging denial of permission by the Maharashtra government on the ground of COVID-19 situation

India Coronavirus Dispatch: SC questions lifting of curbs in Kerala

How Kashmiris are being convinced to take Covid shot, study finds no trace of mRNA vaccine in human milk, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 9,000 new Covid-19 cases, 180 deaths

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 9,000 fresh Covid-19 cases and 180 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 6,214,190 and the toll to 127,031, the state health department said

Mumbai: Driver halts train in time, saves life of old man crossing tracks

The incident took place around 12.45 pm when the train started from platform no. 4 of the Kalyan railway station in neighbouring Thane district

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 30 mn in Maha at least partially vaccinated

Centre says Covid can make a person more susceptible to TB, about 2,500 Delhi jail inmates let out during Covid fail to surrender, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Maharashtra Covid-19: 418 new coronavirus cases in Thane, 12 more deaths

With the addition of 418 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,40,294, an official said on Sunday. Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, the virus also claimed the lives of 12 more people, pushing the death toll in the district to 10,904. The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 2.01 per cent, he added. Details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration.

Mumbai sees 466 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths, 806 recoveries in a day

It was the sixth time in July that the daily addition of cases was less than 500, the official pointed out

Maharashtra records 8,172 new coronavirus cases, 124 deaths in a day

As many as 8,950 patients were discharged from hospitals, pushing the total of recovered persons to 59,74,594

Global surge in Covid-19 cases a warning for us: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said states must take "proactive measures to rule out any possibility of a third wave"

Chopper crashes in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district; 1 dead, another injured

One occupant was killed and another injured as a helicopter crashed on Friday evening in Jalgaon district of north Maharashtra, a police official said. The incident took place near Wardi village in the district's Chopda area, which is part of the Satpura mountain ranges, and information was received by authorities around 5:15 pm, he said. "One occupant was declared dead on arrival by hospital authorities while the second person has sustained injuries," he said. One of the occupants was a woman but it was not yet clear who was piloting the helicopter, he said. Later during the day, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed shock over the crash and said that the "aircraft belonged to "NMIMS Academy of Aviation", which is based out of Dhule district. An investigation team is being rushed to the site of the crash, Scindia said on Twitter. "Unfortunately, we lost the flight instructor & the trainee is severely injured. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family &

Elgar Parishad: Allegations against Teltumbde prima facie true, says court

A special court has said that there was sufficient material to show that the allegations against activist Anand Teltumbde, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, were prima facie true.

ED attaches Rs 4-cr worth assets in PMLA case against ex-Maha HM Deshmukh

ED has attached assets worth about Rs 4 crore in connection with its money laundering case against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh and others, officials said on Friday.

Maharashtra reports 8,010 new Covid cases, 170 deaths, 7,391 recoveries

Maharashtra's Covid caseload rose to 61,89,257 with addition of 8,010 new cases on Thursday, while the death toll jumped to 1,26,560 after 170 patients succumbed to it

Bombay HC seeks reply from Maha minister over use of chartered flight

Bombay High Court directed State government pleader's office to furnish a copy of public interest litigation filed by BJP leader Vishwas Pathak to state cabinet minister Nitin Raut