Mumbai: Latest updates from the city on April 16
COVID-19 in Pimpri Chinchwad: PCMC to give Rs 3,000 financial assistance to economically weaker sections
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to provide Rs 3,000 each to the families of autorickshaw drivers, hawkers, domestic helps, barbers, school bus drivers, labourers and gym trainers. The decision was taken at a meeting of the standing committee on Thursday.
16 April 2021, 12:27 PM
Amid massive COVID-19 surge, resident doctors at Pune s Sassoon General Hospital to go on strike
Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, resident doctors at Pune s Sassoon General Hospital have decided to go on a strike from today. Their main demand is to increase manpower and the number of beds at the government hospital, reported a Marathi news channel.
COVID-19: Over 43,000 new cases in Maharashtra; 8,646 in Mumbaiâthe worst thus far
For the first time since the pandemic outbreak last year, Maharashtra reported the highest single-day cases and deaths on Thursday. The state recorded 43,183 new infections and 249 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to 28,56,163, with 54,898 deaths so far.
The state capital, Mumbai, also followed suit, reporting the highest number of single-day cases in the last 24 hours, with 8,646 new infections and 18 deaths on Thursday, increasing its tally to 4,23,260 cases so far. The total death toll in the city is now 11,704.
2 April 2021, 03:47 AM
Maharashtra: Huge crowd seen at Dadar vegetable market in Mumbai this morning
In a rare instance, three beat marshals fined for negligence in Rs 25L house-break case; area in Borivli West has seen rising crime following lockdown and residents are left to fend for themselves