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Coronavirus | No lockdown, but fresh restrictions in place for Pune
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March 12, 2021 17:06 IST
The district currently has more than 17,000 active cases while the total death toll has exceeded 9,350.
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Police put barricades to block Shivaji Road at Kasba Peth area of Pune. File
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The district currently has more than 17,000 active cases while the total death toll has exceeded 9,350.
While clarifying that no lockdown was imposed across Pune district, the administration on Friday said that all schools and colleges would remain closed till March 31 in wake of a heightened spike in cases.
Pune district has been recording the highest single-day jump in Maharashtra for the past few days, clocking up a daily average spike of more than 2,000 cases.
Maharashtra records 14,317 cases, highest single-day count in 2021
With 14,317 Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra on Thursday recorded the highest single-day count in 2021 taking the state s total number of active cases to 1,06,070.
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UPDATED: March 11, 2021 23:36 IST
A man walks past a mural depicting the Mona Lisa wearing a face mask amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Mumbai on Thursday. (Reuters)
The spike in Covid-19 cases continues in Maharashtra with the state reporting 14,317 cases on Thursday. This was the highest single-day count for Maharashtra in 2021. After today s cases, the state s active case tally has risen to 1,06,070.
With 21,276 cases, Pune has the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra. Pune is followed by Nagpur with 13,800 cases, Thane 10,825 cases and Mumbai 10,563 cases.