COVID-19: Partial lockdown, curbs imposed in THESE districts of Maharashtra, check complete list
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray announced that all political, religious, and social gatherings will be prohibited in the state from February 22.
DNA Web Team
Feb 22, 2021, 09:29 PM IST
In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, fresh restrictions and curbs have been imposed in several districts and cities in the state. Maharashtra reported 6,971 new COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached 21,00,884 with the addition of new cases.
A total of 51,788 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the state so far. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday (February 21), announced that all political, religious, and social gatherings will be prohibited in the state from Monday (February 22), amid rising COVID-19 cases. Let s take a look at what restrictions are in place in which state:
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: State records highest single-day spike of 6,281 new cases this year
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Maharashtra on Saturday reported 6,281 new coronavirus infections in a single day for the first time after more than three months, indicating a worsening pandemic situation.
Mumbai reported the highest single-day spike of 897 new cases since January this year. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) reported 430 new cases, Amravati Municipal Corporation reported 806 fresh cases, and Nagpur Municipal Corporation recorded 548 new COVID-19 cases.
According to health department report, 40 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state today. 2,567 patients were discharged today, taking the tally to 19,92,530. The recovery rate in the state stands at 95.16%.
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Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra s Amravati, Yavatmal, and Akola districts, Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar on Thursday directed the respective district collectors to immediately declare containment zones in the areas where the number of COVID-19 positive patients is high.
COVID-19 cases are in large numbers in Achalpur taluka of Amravati district, Amravati Municipal Corporation area, Yavatmal, Pusad, and Pandharkawada in Yavatmal district, Akot and Murtijapur talukas of Akola district and Akola Municipal Corporation area. The Chief Secretary has directed to declare all these areas as COVID-19 containment zones.
The daily positivity rate of COVID-19 patients in Akola district is 32 per cent and the weekly positivity rate is 24 per cent. Amravati district has a daily positivity rate of 48 per cent and 35 per cent per week while Yavatmal district has a daily and weekly positivity rate of 15 per cent. Comparatively, the daily positivity rate of the entire