Amid the unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra’s Health Minister, Rajesh Tope on Monday, reflected upon the state’s plan to fight the novel Coronavirus. He said, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is “very worried” about the situation in the state and has urged people to follow Covid-appropriate guidelines to avoid imposing lockdown in the state.
“Chief Minister is very worried about the situation in the State. He has requested people to behave responsibly to avoid COVID, otherwise, the government will have to resort to imposing a lockdown. People must adhere to the guidelines,” said Tope as he flagged his concerns over the rising Covid-19 cases.
Chief Minister is very worried about the situation in the State. He has requested people to behave responsibly to avoid COVID, otherwise, the government will have to resort to imposing a lockdown. People must adhere to the guidelines: Maharashtra Health Minister, Rajesh Tope pic.twitter.com/9TrBRDMAuO
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2021
As reported by the news agency ANI, the Maharashtra government has requested as many as 20 lakh vaccines per day. “We were informed that we will receive nine lakh Covishield vaccines tomorrow. We aim to vaccinated vulnerable groups within three months. The pace needed to complete the target will require the requested amount of vaccines,” stated Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope.
We have requested for 20 lakh vaccines per day.We were informed that we'll receive 9 lakh Covishield vaccines tomorrow. We aim to vaccinate vulnerable groups within 3 months. The pace needed to complete target will require requested amount of vaccines:Maharashtra Health Minister
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2021
On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 30,535 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest rise in a single day. With this, the state’s overall tally of the infections mounted to 24,79,682 while 99 fatalities pushed the toll to 53,399.
However, on Monday, the state has witnessed a slight dip in its daily coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tally in comparison to Sunday’s numbers.
