Maharashtra: Strict restrictions may be clamped if COVID cases continue to rise, says Ajit Pawar
India TV NewsHighlights Mumbai on Friday reported 5,631 new COVID-19 cases, almost 2,000 more than Thursday The COVID-19 positivity rate in Pune touched 5.9% on Friday after 412 cases were detected Amid COVID case rise, Maharashtra and Delhi remain worst-hit More than ten ministers and at least 20 MLAs in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus so far, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday and added that strict restrictions might be clamped if the new COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state. Mumbai on Friday reported 5,631 new COVID-19 cases, almost 2,000 more than Thursday, which took the caseload in the city on the last day of the year to 7,85,110, a civic official had said. The COVID-19 positivity rate in Pune city touched 5.9 per cent on Friday after 412 cases were detected, raising the tally within civic limits to 5,10,218, as per officials. When asked about the Maharashtra government denying permission for organising a bullock cart race and former MP Shivaji Adhalrao Patil announcing to go ahead with the event, Pawar said, "After the meeting, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray directed the state chief secretary to issue orders to all collectors to avoid public gatherings to another wave of the pandemic.