Mumbai News Live Updates: Maharashtra on Monday reported 1,885 fresh COVID-19 cases, a fall of 36 per cent compared to Sunday, and a single fatality, taking the tally of infections to 79,12,462 and the death toll to 1,47,871, the state health department said. Mumbai recorded 1,118 fresh cases, about 38 per cent less compared to the previous day, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s bulletin. Generally, Maharashtra reports less number of infections on Mondays, mainly due to fewer tests conducted on weekends.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on June 14 when he will inaugurate Saint Tukaram Maharaj Temple in Dehu, Pune. The PM will also inaugurate the Jal Bhushan Building and Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai. Jal Bhushan has been the official residence of the Governor of Maharashtra since 1885. Upon completing its lifespan, it was demolished and a new building was sanctioned in its place.
In other news, Dolphy D’Souza, the Mumbai Project Lead of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), in an exclusive interview with The Indian Express‘s Mohamed Thaver talked about safeguards against police excesses and the role of civil society groups in building bridges between the citizenry and the police.
Mumbai News Live Updates: BMC data showed that from mid-May till Sunday, Mumbai recorded over 950 per cent rise in daily cases; Follow this space for Latest Updates
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-covid-bmc-monsoon-rainfall-modi-rs-polls-thackeray-7966658/
