Shivchayya Mitra Mandal volunteers immerse a Ganpati idol in an artificial pond at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai on Monday. (Narendra Vaskar)
Maharashtra, Mumbai Coronavirus, Weather Today Live Updates: Maharashtra on Monday reported 11,015 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 6,93,398, said a state health department official. Maharashtra on August 17 had crossed the mark of six lakh COVID-19 cases and is expected to touch the grim milestone of seven lakh infections on Tuesday. The state also reported 212 fresh deaths, taking the toll to 22,465.
Mumbai reported 743 new cases and 20 deaths, taking its count to 1,37,096 and the toll to 7,442. The number of active cases in Mumbai stood at 18,267. Pune city reported 1,107 cases along with 40 deaths, taking the tally to 90,257 and the toll to 2,345, the official said.
At the inauguration of the first jumbo Covid facility for Pune at College of Engineering Pune (CoEP), the chief minister reiterated that the state government would not remain ignorant of the pandemic situation and be prepared to handle a “second wave” of the infection.
Ganesh puja underway in Mumbai on Sunday. (Amit Chakraborty)
As many as 8,157 patients were discharged after recovery on Sunday, which took the number of recovered persons to 4,88,271 so far.
According to the official, there are 1,71,542 active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra at present.
In Mumbai, 991 new cases and 34 deaths were reported. The total number of cases in the city thus rose to 1,36,353 and death toll to 7,422. The number of active cases in Mumbai is 18,567, the official said.
Thane circle, which comprises Mumbai city, on Sunday reported 2,670 Covid-19 cases, which took the regions’s overall count to 3,09,008, where 12,219 people have died so far.
The case count in Pune division has reached 1,76,595, while the death toll has gone up to 4,714. Pune city reported 1,288 cases and 40 deaths on Sunday. The city’s infection tally is now 89,150 and death toll 2,329.
Nashik division’s cumulative tally is 78,464 and fatality count 1,968.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-coronavirus-weather-rain-ganesh-chaturthi-live-updates-pune-mumbai-vaccine-sero-survey-6567434/
