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Meanwhile, more than 10 ministers and at least 20 MLAs in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus so far, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday and added that strict restrictions might be clamped if the new COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state.
Fifty-five per cent of the sequenced Covid-19 positive samples in Mumbai have been detected with the new variant Omicron, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday. This substantiates the claims of community transmission of Omicron, leading to the beginning of the third wave in Maharashtra.
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Mumbai Police issued an order under section 144 of the CrPC, prohibiting people from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks or similar public places between 5 pm and 5 am daily from today till January 15 in view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation.
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Mumbai News Live: Omicron tally at 454; 2 lakh active cases by Jan 3rd week, state health official warns; Mumbai has banned people from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks or similar public places between 5 pm and 5 am daily from today till January 15; Follow this space for Live Updates:
22:11 (IST)
01 JAN 2022
Due to rise in COVID-19 cases, two bullock cart races cancelled in Pune
The rise in COVID-19 cases led to the Pune district administration canceling two bullock cart races that were planned on Saturday, an official said.
The races were to be held in Nanoli in Maval tehsil and Chinchodi in Ambegaon tehsil and the order canceling them for the time being due to rising COVID-19 cases was issued by Collector Rajesh Deshmukh, he said.
Pune district on Saturday reported 631 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the tally to 11,65,217 and the toll to 19,249, a health department official said.
Of the six Omicron variant cases detected in the state during the day, three are from the district, comprising two from Pimpri Chinchwad and one from Pune city, he said. (PTI)
22:10 (IST)
01 JAN 2022
Five visitors to Koregaon Bhima memorial test positive for Covid in antigen test
Five out of over 5,000 persons who were among those who visited the Jaystambh military monument in the district on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19 in rapid antigen tests, officials said. Lakhs of people paid tributes at the monument to mark the 204th anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle.
"There was a thermal screening facility in the parking area where people were screened for COVID-19 symptoms and some were tested with antigen kits," said Abhinav Deshmukh, Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural. "A total of 5,765 tests were conducted till 5 pm and five people were found positive," he said. Ayush Prasad, CEO, Pune Zilla Parishad, said two of these persons who tested positive were from Nashik. (PTI)
21:37 (IST)
01 JAN 2022
Lockdown not under discussion: State health minister
The imposition of lockdown in the state was not being discussed at present, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Saturday.
Maharashtra on Friday reported 8,067 new coronavirus cases, 50 per cent more than the day before.
Disaster management minister Vijay Wadettiwar had said the day before that the "stage of fresh lockdown" was nearing, but the decision will be taken by the chief minister.
"Decision of lockdown is not under discussion currently. The government will take decision about restrictions by taking into consideration the case positivity rate, hospital bed occupancy and oxygen consumption," Tope told reporters.
"If the daily (medical) oxygen requirement crosses 700 metric tons, then the state will go into lockdown automatically," he said. (PTI)