Mumbai Live News: Mumbai has become the major contributor to the state’s Covid-19 tally, accounting for over 55 per cent of the cases reported on Monday. Maharashtra on Monday registered 1,426 cases, of which Mumbai contributed 788 cases. On December 26, the state reported 1,648 Covid-19 cases of which 896 were from Mumbai. Similarly, on December 27, out of the 1,426 cases reported in the state, Mumbai reported 809.
“The cases are high in Mumbai because of stringent scrutiny at the Mumbai airport to identify Covid-19 patients. Then we are running hundreds of tests to find their close contacts,” said Suresh Kakani, Additional Commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). In the last 10 days, active cases in the city have increased by 128%. On December 18, the city had 2,081 active cases, which surged to 4,765 on December 27.
In other news, the Maharashtra government is working on holding the Assembly speaker’s election on Tuesday, the last day of the ongoing winter session, sources said on Monday. The development comes amid reports that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has not accepted the state government’s plea for holding the speaker’s election during the winter session of the state legislature.
Mumbai news Live: Mumbai accounts for 55% of Maharashtra’s Covid tally; Maharashtra reports 26 new cases of Omicron; state tally up to 167; state logs 1,426 new Covid-19 cases, 21 deaths; No nod from Koshyari on Speaker election, Maharashtra govt seeks legal opinion. Follow latest news and developments from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-omicron-coronavirus-vaccine-speaker-election-7694064/
