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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday dropped hints at an imminent lockdown within the state, amid a pointy rise in COVID-19 cases. Tope mentioned Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was “very worried” in regards to the scenario within the state. “He has requested people to behave responsibly to avoid COVID, otherwise, the government will have to resort to imposing a lockdown. People must adhere to the guidelines,” the minister mentioned.Â
He mentioned the state authorities has requested as many as 20 lakh vaccines per day. “We were informed that we will receive nine lakh Covishield vaccines tomorrow. We aim to vaccinated vulnerable groups within three months. The pace needed to complete the target will require the requested amount of vaccines,” Tope mentioned.
On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 30,535 contemporary COVID-19 cases, the very best rise in a single day. With this, the state’s total tally of the infections mounted to 24,79,682 whereas 99 fatalities pushed the toll to 53,399. The contemporary spike within the cases got here simply three days after Maharashtra recorded its highest rise in a single day at 25,833. The earlier highest spike was 24,896 in September 2020.
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