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Feb 26, 2021 02:24 PM IST After COVID-19 cases dropped to just over 1,900 being reported on January 18 — the lowest since May 2020 — the coronavirus curve in Maharashtra started bulging again in early February. Here's a look at what's happening
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Feb 26, 2021 10:48 AM IST India reported over 16,000 COVID-19 new cases on February 26. Active cases have now crossed 1.55 lakh. Over 1.34 crore beneficiaries have been vaccinated till date.
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Feb 25, 2021 09:31 PM IST Rathod, who had not appeared in public for two weeks after his name was linked to the suspected suicide of a 23- year-old woman, visited the Poharadevi Jagadmaba temple with a large number of supporters on Tuesday.
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Feb 25, 2021 12:35 PM IST Four school staffers have also tested positive, the official said, adding the area has been declared a containment zone.
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Feb 25, 2021 11:35 AM IST India reported over 16,000 COVID-19 new cases on February 25. Active cases rise above 1.51 lakh mark. Over 1.26 crore beneficiaries vaccinated till date.
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Feb 24, 2021 08:42 PM IST The increase in cases was steep considering that on Tuesday, the state had reported 6,218 new COVID-19 cases.
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Feb 24, 2021 11:06 AM IST Earlier, the Karnataka government mandated a negative RT-PCR certificate that is not older than 72 hours for those arriving in the state from Maharashtra, following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases there.
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Feb 24, 2021 11:04 AM IST India reported over 13,000 COVID-19 new cases on February 24. Active cases further slide below 1.50 lakh mark. More than 1.21 crore beneficiaries vaccinated till date.
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Feb 23, 2021 09:51 PM IST There is no direct relation between the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and some other states with the mutant virus strains N440K and E484Q, stated Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, ICMR.
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Feb 23, 2021 09:20 PM IST The Akola division in Vidarbha reported the highest number of cases in the state at 1,392, leaving behind the Mumbai division, which usually leads the daily infection tally, at 1,250.
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Feb 23, 2021 07:24 PM IST Addressing a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) V K Paul said that 187 people have tested positive for the UK strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the country so far, while six people have detected with the South Africa variant. Also, one person has tested positive for the Brazil variant strain.
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Feb 23, 2021 05:44 PM IST In few pockets of Maharashtra, lockdowns have been reinforced to check the rapid transmission of virus.
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Feb 23, 2021 05:24 PM IST "Launching such a drug hurriedly and being endorsed by two senior Central Union Ministers is highly deplorable," Home Minister of the state said.
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Feb 23, 2021 11:40 AM IST General Motors India sold the Maharashtra plant to China’s Great Wall Motors (GWM) but tensions between India and China delayed the completion of the deal.
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Feb 23, 2021 11:32 AM IST India reported over 10,000 COVID-19 new cases on February 23. Active cases slide below the 1.50 lakh mark. Over 1.17 crore beneficiaries vaccinated to date.
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Feb 22, 2021 09:24 PM IST Mumbai city continued to report the highest single- day cases in the state with a spike of 761 on Monday.
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Feb 22, 2021 08:41 PM IST Earlier in the day, BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal denied a second wave of coronavirus infection in Mumbai as COVID-19 cases spike in the city.
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Feb 22, 2021 04:50 PM IST Travellers entering Karnataka via Maharashtra through the border at Afzalpura & Aland will now have to submit a negative RT-PCR test.
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Feb 22, 2021 01:43 PM IST Around 100 to 200 COVID-19 cases can be attributed to the mega rush in the local trains, said BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal.
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Feb 22, 2021 11:37 AM IST The Bombay High Court bench granted a conditional bail to Varavara Rao on medical grounds, saying that he should not make any public statements related to legal proceeding and should not establish contact with the co-accused
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Feb 22, 2021 11:01 AM IST Active cases rise for the fifth day, as India reports over 14,000 new COVID-19 infections on February 22. Active cases have again risen above the 1.50 lakh-mark. More than 1.1 crore beneficiaries have been vaccinated till date.
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Feb 22, 2021 09:29 AM IST Maharashtra reported 6,971 new coronavirus cases on February 21. This is for the third consecutive day that the number of cases has gone past the 6,000-mark.
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Feb 21, 2021 10:14 PM IST Maharashtra, which reported the highest number of daily cases, on Sunday announced a state-wide ban on social, political and religious gatherings, besides imposing fresh local lockdowns or curbs in districts like Pune and Amravati.
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Feb 21, 2021 08:28 PM IST Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray requested all citizens to follow safety protocols issued by the state, to avoid any lockdown being announced on a short notice.
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Feb 21, 2021 07:20 PM IST The state has begun rigorously imposing fines on those not wearing face masks in public, Thackeray said. All large-scale social, political and religious events would be restricted in the state from February 22, he added.