The mortality rate in Thane is 2.03 per cent. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Mumbai News Live Updates: In Maharashtra, with 213 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, Mumbai city logged the highest number of infections, followed by Pune city with 96 new cases. Among 11,847 active cases in Maharashtra, Mumbai leads with 3,554, while among the 64,69,739 persons who have recovered, Pune stands first with 11,35,189.
Meanwhile, the strike of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees entered its 21st day today with the state-run bus service remaining paralyzed in most places. Lawyer Gunratna Sadavarte, appearing for the unions, had submitted before the Bombay High Court during the contempt petition hearing filed by MSRTC against the unions that the union representative would participate in the proceedings of the committee.
In other news, at the 131-year-old civic-run Acworth Municipal Hospital for Leprosy in Wadala — the city’s only specialised leprosy hospital — half the posts of medical personnel are lying vacant. The hospital was established in 1890 on 11 acres at the site of a military barracks in Wadala. The grounds are green and patients stay in wards designed liked cottages with tiled roofs. However, the medical facilities are not as satisfactory.
Mumbai Live News: Mumbai records 213 new Covid-19 cases; MSRTC employees’ strike continues; Palghar man shot near mosque; At Mumbai’s only specialised leprosy hospital, half of medical staff posts vacant. Follow for more latest updates.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-traffic-rains-coronavirus-amravati-violence-7623037/
