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Second Covid-19 wave: Delhi records 19,486 cases, Maharashtra over 63K

The Maharashtra government has asked the Centre to cancel all elective surgeries and admissions in a bid to save medical oxygen from running out

Maharashtra reports highest single-day spike of 63,729 Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra on Friday reported 63,729 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking the tally past the 37-lakh mark

Pune sees 9,956 fresh coronavirus infections, reports 114 deaths

Pune district in Maharashtra reported 9,955 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking its caseload to 6,85,970, a health official said. The death toll reached 11,103 as 114 patients succumbed to the infection, he said. "Of the 9,956 cases, 5,395 were from areas located within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, where the case count has grown to 3,49,424," the official said. A total of 4,321 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day. With 2,086 new cases, the tally in Pimpri Chinchwad township grew to 1,75,405.

Postpone repayment of loan instalments: Maharashtra CM Uddhav to Centre

Thackeray sought permission under the National Disaster Management Act to airlift oxygen from steel plants in eastern and southern parts of the country

Auto plants in Maharashtra scale down operations to align with guidelines

Overall monthly production likely to be hit by 30-40%

Covid-19 curfews: Nasscom says laptops and chargers are 'essential'

In its letter to the MIDC, Nasscom has stressed the need for a clarification while stating that e-commerce companies must be allowed to deliver all goods and services

India adds 200,000 Covid-10 cases in a day; Maharashtra cases slow down

Numbers rising faster than US, Brazil combined

Maharashtra records 61,695 new Covid-19 cases, reports 349 deaths

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 61,695 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 36,39,855, while 349 new fatalities pushed the toll to 59,153, the state health department said

Mumbai sees 8,217 fresh coronavirus infections, reports 49 deaths

With the addition of 8,217 coronavirus cases and 49 deaths, the infection tally in Mumbai rose to 5,53,159 and death toll to 12,189 on Thursday

Nashik sees 5,067 fresh Covid-19 infections, reports 35 casualties

As many as 5,067 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 35 died of the infection in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday, an official said. With this, the tally of infections in the district reached 2,48,868 and the toll rose to 2,816, the official said. Of the latest casualties, 19 were reported from the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) limits and 16 from other parts of the district, he said. As many as 4,205 patients were discharged from various treatment facilities during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 2,07,472, the official said. At least 16,033 swab samples were tested during the day, taking the number of tests conducted in the district to 9,46,224, he added.

Active Covid cases in Maharashtra to double in 15 days: Thackeray to Modi

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra is expected to double in the next 15 days, according to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Auto plants in Maharashtra scale down operations to align with guidelines

Overall monthly production likely to be hit by 30-40%

Maha CM urges Centre to consider Covid-19 as natural calamity

Uddhav Thackeray has written a letter to the Centre

Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital turned in to a dedicated Covid-19 facility

The Mumbai civic body has decided to convert the Jaslok Hospital here into a dedicated facility only for Covid-19 patients in the wake of a huge spike in cases of the viral infection in the city

Maharashtra: Thane records 5,566 new Covid-19 cases, 33 deaths in a day

With the addition of 5,566 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 3,95,690, an official said on Thursday

Maharashtra curfew: Half of factories may remain shut for next fortnight

Businesses across sectors feel the heat

Maharashtra curbs: FMCGs chalk out production, distribution plans

Focus on fewer brands, smaller packs; inventory to be moved closer to target markets

Hospital staffer held for black marketing of antiviral drug remdesivir

An employee of a private hospital was arrested for allegedly trying to sell a vial of remdesivir injection at an exorbitant price in Maharashtra's Pune city, police said on Wednesday. Based on a tip-off, a decoy customer was sent to Bhavani Peth area on Tuesday and the accused Shivaji Sawant was caught while attempting to sell a vial of remdesivir for Rs 7,000, a senior crime branch official said. Amid shortage of the anti-viral drug, cases of black marketing have been reported, in which the Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune police have already arrested some people in separate cases. The accused works as an assistant in a private hospital and was in possession of two vials, the official said. The family of a COVID-19 patient at the hospital had procured extra vials of the injection and had given it away to the hospital, and Sawant had somehow managed to get hold of two vials, which he tried to sell at an exorbitant price, he said. The accused has been arrested under relevan

Zomato's Goyal takes a dig at Swiggy; Mumbai clarifies rules on delivery

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has announced a curfew in the State, except for essential services

Ensure strict implementation of Covid-19 curbs in Maharashtra: CM Thackeray

Section 144 of CrPC, prohibiting assembly of five or more people at one spot, will be in force during the period