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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will chair a high level meeting with cabinet to discuss stricter restrictions across the state.
The meeting will come days after chief minister Uddhav Thackeray warned of a lockdown and said if Covid-19 cases continue to rise, the state’s health infrastructure would be affected severely. According to news agency ANI, the Maharashtra cabinet meeting is scheduled to be held at 3pm virtually.
There were 49,447 Covid-19 cases and 277 fatalities on Saturday in Maharashtra, according to the state health department, which have taken India’s worst-hit state’s tally to 2,953,523 and the death toll to 55,656. The western state, which has clamped stringent restrictions to battle the surge, recorded more than 40,000 cases for the third consecutive day in a row on Saturday. Mumbai reported 9,090 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours.
