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Unseasonal rain, hailstorms hit crops in Maharashtra; many houses damaged

Crops grown on more than 28,000 hectares of land bore the brunt of unseasonal rain and hailstorms in Maharashtra's Nagpur division in the last few days, officials said on Thursday.

Facing vaccine shortage; no indication of flattening of curve: Maharashtra

Maharashtra is facing a shortage of Covaxin and Covishield, said state health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday.Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Tope said, "Vaccination drive for teenagers and precaution doses are being given to senior citizens, frontline and healthcare workers. Due to this, we are facing the shortage of Covaxin and Covishield. We have demanded additional 50 lakh Covishield doses and 40 lakh Covaxin doses from the Central government."He further said that it is not true that there is a decline in COVID-19 cases. "In the past two-three days, the reporting of COVID-19 cases might have come down. It may be because of the low testing. On Wednesday, the state has reported around 46,000 new COVID-19 cases. So, there is no indication of flattening of the curve in Maharashtra."The positivity rate in Maharashtra stands at 21.4 per cent, while in Mumbai it is 27 per cent. "There is no need to press the panic button. Though there is a rise in cases, the rate of hospitalisation ...

Maharashtra logs 46,723 cases, up 27% from a day ago, 32 more deaths

Maharashtra recorded 46,723 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up more than 27 per cent from a day ago, taking the overall tally above the 70-lakh mark

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik district records 1,549 new cases, 1 death

So far, 4,07,364 coronavirus patients have been discharged following their recovery

Maha cabinet waives off property tax for houses up to 500 sq ft in Mumbai

The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved the state government's decision to waive property tax on houses upto 500 sq ft in Mumbai.

Current Covid wave in Pune may peak by Jan-end or Feb first week: Official

Pune district in Maharashtra might see the ongoing wave of the COVID-19 cases reach its peak by the last week of January or the first week of February

HC seeks status report from Maha govt about publishing of Ambedkar's works

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought a status report from the Maharashtra government about an ongoing project to publish the collected writings and speeches of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

481 resident doctors test positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra: Official

As many as 481 resident doctors have tested positive for Covid-19 infection in Maharashtra, as per the official on Wednesday morning.

Covid-19: Prohibitory orders issued for 50 tourist spots in Pune district

In light of the rise in COVID-19 cases, the administration in Maharashtra's Pune district has issued prohibitory orders for over 50 tourist spots in the region, an official said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra reports 33,470 new Covid-19 cases; Omicron tally up by 31

Maharashtra also reported 31 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus

Pawar urges striking MSRTC employees to rejoin duty; govt assures no action

Pawar, whose party is a key constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, made the appeal at a meeting of an action committee of labour unions

317 new Covid-19 cases reported in Aurangabad, active tally now 1,141

The new cases comprise 276 from city limits and 41 from the rural areas

'Don't become corona agents': Maharashtra CM warns reckless public

In an unusually tough statement, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray warned reckless people "not to become Corona agents" by flouting norms as third wave of pandemic has set in state massively.

Maharashtra reports 44,388 Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths in past 24 hrs

As many as 44,388 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra during the last 24 hours, as per the state health department on Sunday.The active cases currently stand at 2,02,259 in the state.During the last 24 hours, 15,351 people recovered from the infection, taking the total recoveries in the state to 65,72,432. The recovery rate in the state is 94.98 per cent.As many as 12 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the state during the last 24 hours. The case fatality rate stands at 2.04 per cent.According to the media bulletin, out of 7,05,45,105 laboratory samples, 69,20,044 have been tested positive for COVID-19 so far.A total of 10,76,996 people are in-home quarantine and 2,614 people are in institutionalquarantine, the bulletin said.Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 207 new cases of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 on Sunday. With this, the tally of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the state has gone up to 1,216.Out of 1,216 Omcron cases, 454 cases have been discharged ...

Hospitality body says new Maharashtra Covid rules to hurt hotels, eateries

Urges state to allow operations till 11 p.m. at least as against 10 p.m. currently

Maharashtra reports 133 new Omicron cases, tally crosses 1,000-mark

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 133 new infections of the Omicron variant of coronavirus which took the total of such cases in the state to 1,009, health officials said. As many as 439 patients have been discharged after recovery in the state to date. Of 133 new cases, reports of 130 infections were received from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, while three reports were received from labs in Gujarat, officials said. Of new cases of the Omicron variant, 118 were reported from Pune city, eight from neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad, three from Pune rural, two from Vasai-Virar and one each from Ahmednagar and Mumbai. Mumbai has reported the highest 566 Omicron cases in the state so far, followed by 201 in Pune city.

Maharashtra: Night curfew returns, school closure extended till Feb

Maharashtra Covid-19 cases remained above 40,000 mark but its variant Omicron infections shot above the 1,000 mark, as the state entered into an era of night curfew

Pune logs 4,348 coronavirus cases; district's positivity rate now 15%

Pune on Saturday recorded 4,348 Covid-19 cases, taking the district's tally to 11,83,676, an official said

Maharashtra to impose night curfew from Jan 10; schools shut till Feb 15

Swimming pools, gyms, spas, beauty salons, zoos, museums, and entertainment parks will remain closed from Monday; colleges shut till Feb 15

Covid impact: Maharashtra bans non-essential public movement at night

Private offices have been advised to function with 50 per cent by rationalizing attendance and staggering work hours