At 63,729 COVID-19 Cases, Maharashtra Sees The Highest Spike Till Date, Most Deaths Since Oct
Even when the number of COVID-19 cases is slowing down in Mumbai, the situation in the rest of the state is turning out to be a major concern.
In the past 24 hours on Friday, Maharashtra reported 63,729 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking the tally past the 37-lakh mark.
With 63,729 COVID new cases, the tally increased to 37,03,584, while 398 fatalities pushed the toll to 59,551.
The state's earlier highest one-day case count was 63,294, recorded on April 11, followed by 61,695 on April 15.
Mumbai recorded 8,803 new cases and 53 fatalities, taking the tally to 5,62,207 and the toll to 12,250.
Grim numbers
The Mumbai division, including Mumbai city and its satellite towns, recorded 17,635 cases and 73 deaths, taking the count of cases to 11,68,411 and the fatalities to 21,489, it said.
The Nashik division reported 9,286 cases, including 2,459 in Nashik city, while 2,159 infections were recorded in Ahmednagar district. Out of 73 fresh deaths in the division, 25 were from Ahmednagar district and 20 in Nashik district, among others, the official said.
The Pune division saw 13,891 fresh infections, including 5,437 in Pune city. Out of 65 deaths in the division, Pune city and Satara reported 36 and 12, respectively, the official said.
The Kolhapur division added 2,106 new cases, the Aurangabad division 3,095, the Latur division 4,893 and the Akola division 2,264, he said.
The Nagpur division registered 10,559 cases, including 4,190 in Nagpur city, while Bhandara district recorded 1,384 fresh infections.
Amid an alarming rise in Coronavirus caseload in Maharashtra, deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar warned that if people don’t follow COVID-19 restrictions then the government will be forced to impose a lockdown in the state as stringent as last year’s. “If people don’t adhere to the currently imposed COVID restrictions then we may have to impose lockdown like last year,” Ajit Pawar said.
The state is currently under a 15-day-long curfew starting April 14 to arrest the coronavirus infection spread. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, in his address to the state via social media on April 13, had said the curfew, which excludes essential services, will come into effect at 8 pm on April 14 and remain in force till 7 am on May 1. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), dealing with gatherings and assembly of people, will be in force till the “lockdown-like” restrictions are in place, he had added.
