COVID-19: Maharashtra adds 27,918 cases, 139 deaths
The Hindu
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After several days of high number of COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra reported comparatively fewer cases at 27,918 on Wednesday. However, the active case tally climbed to 3,40,542. The number of deaths also rose sharply with 139 deaths (of which 72 were reported in the last 48 hours and the rest were from an earlier period) pushing the fatalities to 54,422. While the increase was still higher than last year’s peak spike, a small consolation was in the form of robust recoveries with as many as 23,820 patients being discharged. The State’s recovery rate stands at 85.71%.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.