Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had earlier observed that people are not taking the guidelines seriously. That is why serious steps, similar to a lockdown, need to be considered.
The meeting, scheduled to take place at 4:30 pm at CM’s Varsha residence, is likely to be attende by some officials of the union health ministry as well.
Maharashtra reported 43,183 new COVID-19 cases and 249 deaths on Thursday. The state has been the biggest contributor of coronavirus cases on a daily basis. The state currently has 367,897 active coronavirus cases and has reported over 54,000 related deaths so far.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will on Friday evening hold a meeting with the state officials over the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in the state.
Thackeray on Sunday had instructed senior officials of the State Health Department and the COVID task force to prepare for lockdown.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister was informe that way the number of cases is increasing on a daily basis. Maharashtra may soon face a scarcity of beds for COVID-19 patients.
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The Chief Minister had observed that people are not taking the guidelines seriously and that is why serious steps. Similar to a lockdown, need to be considere.
Mumbai, meanwhile, continues to register a higher COVID-19 case count as the city Thursday reported 8,646 new coronavirus cases. Its highest one-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
On March 28, the city had reported 6,923 new COVID-19 cases, which was the highest till then.
On December 5, 2020, the metropolis had reported 18 fatalities. But later witnessed a gradual decline in the number of deaths.
As 5,031 people got discharge from hospitals during the day, the recovery count jumped to 3,55,691, the BMC said.