Maharashtra Covid-19

Maharashtra faced a shortage of medical oxygen but it did not report any COVID-19 death due to it, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday.

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 8,159 fresh COVID-19 cases and 165 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 62,37,755 and death count to 1,30,918, the health department bulletin said.

The Maharashtra government and the Mumbai civic body told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that they would start door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 for bed-ridden and immobile people in the city as a pilot project from August 1.

The number of students in the pre-primary classes of civic-run schools in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city has come down, mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today performed the "maha puja" (prayer ceremony) of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini at a temple in Maharashtra's Pandharpur, a town in Solapur district, on the occasion of 'Ashadhi Ekadashi'.

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 8,172 new COVID-19 cases and 124 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 62,05,190 and death count to 1,26,851, the health department said in a release.

The Bombay High Court on Friday said it was not satisfied with the Maharashtra government's progress on framing guidelines for door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 for senior citizens and bed-ridden persons.

Maharashtra SSC result 2021: No examination was held for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Class 10) this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the marks were calculated based on the internal assessment of the students'' performance, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala and Maharashtra on Friday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the states.

At least 5,947 schools in rural Maharashtra, which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened on Thursday for students of Classes 8 to 12.

Speaking to reporters, the health minister said that this proposal was cleared by the state cabinet during its meeting held here earlier in the day.

Maharashtra's COVID-19 recovery rate is 96.21 per cent, while the fatality rate is 2.04 per cent, the official said.

Passengers flying to Mumbai, Maharashtra, who have received both the shots of COVID-19 vaccine will no longer need to carry negative RT-PCR test reports, the government said on Tuesday.

Increasing 'R' factors, or reproduction rates, of the coronavirus in Maharashtra and Kerala have triggered concerns of a renewed wave of COVID-19 cases in these states - one that could fuel a national spike in cases and trigger a third wave.

With India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossing 38 crores, Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale on Saturday said that the party has planned to vaccinate 100 per cent population of Dharavi in the next 2-3 months.

Maharashtra faced a shortage of medical oxygen but it did not report any COVID-19 death due to it, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday.

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 8,159 fresh COVID-19 cases and 165 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 62,37,755 and death count to 1,30,918, the health department bulletin said.

The Maharashtra government and the Mumbai civic body told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that they would start door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 for bed-ridden and immobile people in the city as a pilot project from August 1.

The number of students in the pre-primary classes of civic-run schools in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city has come down, mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today performed the "maha puja" (prayer ceremony) of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini at a temple in Maharashtra's Pandharpur, a town in Solapur district, on the occasion of 'Ashadhi Ekadashi'.

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 8,172 new COVID-19 cases and 124 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 62,05,190 and death count to 1,26,851, the health department said in a release.

The Bombay High Court on Friday said it was not satisfied with the Maharashtra government's progress on framing guidelines for door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 for senior citizens and bed-ridden persons.

Maharashtra SSC result 2021: No examination was held for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Class 10) this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the marks were calculated based on the internal assessment of the students'' performance, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala and Maharashtra on Friday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the states.

At least 5,947 schools in rural Maharashtra, which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened on Thursday for students of Classes 8 to 12.

Speaking to reporters, the health minister said that this proposal was cleared by the state cabinet during its meeting held here earlier in the day.

Maharashtra's COVID-19 recovery rate is 96.21 per cent, while the fatality rate is 2.04 per cent, the official said.

Passengers flying to Mumbai, Maharashtra, who have received both the shots of COVID-19 vaccine will no longer need to carry negative RT-PCR test reports, the government said on Tuesday.

Increasing 'R' factors, or reproduction rates, of the coronavirus in Maharashtra and Kerala have triggered concerns of a renewed wave of COVID-19 cases in these states - one that could fuel a national spike in cases and trigger a third wave.

With India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossing 38 crores, Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale on Saturday said that the party has planned to vaccinate 100 per cent population of Dharavi in the next 2-3 months.