Maharashtra govt announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for kin of deceased in Palghar hospital fire
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Virar hospital fire kills 13 Covid patients; President, PM, CM express grief
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At least 13 patients including 6 women perished in a major fire that broke out in a private Covid hospital in Virar town of Palghar district of Maharashtra, around 80 kms north of Mumbai, early on Friday, officials said.
President R. N. Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders have expressed grief over the tragedy.
The conflagration was noticed around 3.15 a.m. in the ICU ward located on the second floor of the 4-storeyed Vijay Vallabh hospital at Tirupati Nagar in Virar.
Maharashtra reports 66,836 COVID-19 cases, 773 deaths, 74,045 recoveries
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 10:45 PM IST
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On Thursday, the state had reported 67,013 cases and 568 fatalities. Also, after a long time, the number of recoveries exceeded new cases. As many as 74,045 patients were discharged, raising the number of recovered cases to 34,04,792.
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Maharashtra s COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 81.81 per cent, while the fatality rate was 1.52 per cent
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shtra on Friday reported 66,836 new coronavirus cases, a little less than the day before, but the deaths jumped by over 200 to 773, the health department said.
The caseload rose to 41,61,676 while death toll reached 63,252.
On Thursday, the state had reported 67,013 cases and 568 fatalities.