Javed Akhtar and Kangana Ranaut. (File Photo)
Mumbai News Today Live, Mumbai Weather and Coronavirus Latest Live Updates: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking quashing of criminal defamation proceedings initiated by a Magistrate Court against her following a complaint by lyricist Javed Akhtar in 2020. Justice Revati Mohite Dere pronounced the judgment.
Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 530 new coronavirus positive cases, the highest since mid-July this year, and four deaths. With 48,521 tests conducted in a 24-hour-period, the daily positivity rate was 1.09 per cent. Since September 1, the city has been recording more than 400 cases daily, with the positivity rate hovering over 1 per cent. With this, the city’s infection count rose to 7,47,608 and death toll to 16,004.
Meanwhile, out of 28.88 lakh fully vaccinated citizens in the city, only 9,018 got infected with Covid-19, according to data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) health department. This means that only 0.3 per cent of the vaccinated population got a breakthrough infection, the civic body added.
Also, as per the district forecast and warning issued by IMD on Wednesday, Mumbai is likely to receive moderate rain till the end of this week. Increase in rainfall activity is likely over Thane and south Konkan – Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg – over the weekend.
Mumbai latest news today Live Updates: With 1.84 lakh doses, Mumbai records highest single-day Covid-19 vaccination; Mumbai reports 530 new cases, 349 recoveries and 4 deaths; active cases 3,895; Mumbai likely to receive moderate rain till the end of this week. Follow latest news and updates here
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