Maharashtra corona positive cases shoot to 302, 43 new cases, 10 deaths

Mumbai:  In the sharpest spurt since lockdown started, Maharashtra notched a staggering 302 Covid-19 positive cases with the highest number from Mumbai, officials said here on Tuesday.

In the past 24 hours, the number of cases skyrocketed from 259 to 302 — an increase of 43 cases.

The total positive cases stood at: 151 in Mumbai, 48 in Pune, 36 in Thane region, 25 in Sangli, Nagpur 16, Ahmednagar 8, Yavatmal 4, Buldhana 3, 2 each in Satara and Kolhapur, one each in Aurangabad, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Gondia, Jalgaon, Nashik, besides one from Gujarat.

The state has 10 Covid-19 deaths, including 8 in Mumbai, and one each in Pune and Buldhana, including the state’s youngest victim, a 40-year old suburban home-maker with no history of foreign travel, and a medico in his early-80s, said Health Minister Rajesh Tope.

Addressing the state late this evening, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray again appealed to people to remain indoors and maintain social distancing.

“The ‘war against virus’ has reached a crucial stage and this is the time to exercise extreme precautions. Please do not step out of your homes for your own safety,” Thackeray said.

He said that the problems of migrant labourers has been adequately addressed with around 1,000 camps — up from 262 on Monday — started functioning today.

The number of Rs 5 meals, ‘Shiva Bhojan Thali’ has been hiked from the normal 25,000 daily to now 100,000, with plans to increase more if required.

“The state has sufficient stocks of foodgrains, vegetables and medicines and there’s no need to panic,” the CM said.

As per latest official data, so far 39 persons have fully recovered and discharged to go home, while 23,914 people are in home quarantine, 1,434 in institutional isolation across the state.

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IANS