Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that a lockdown cannot be ruled out in the state, as cases of coronavirus continued to rise, ANI reported.
Capital Mumbai reported 8,832 cases of coronavirus on Friday, once again logging the highest single-day rise, according to data from civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The number of cases rose from Thursday’s count of 8,646 cases, even as the number of tests conducted came down by over 2,000.
As many as 20 people died due to the virus in Mumbai in the last 24 hours, while the number of active cases went up to 58,455.
In Nagpur district, 4,108 people tested positive, while 60 people died, official data showed. On Thursday, the district had reported 3,630 cases. Meanwhile, Pune district reported 9,086 cases and 58 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to ANI. On Thursday, it had logged 8,025 cases and 18 deaths.
Overall, 47,827 people tested positive in Maharashtra, up from 43,183 on Thursday,…