Maharashtra govt extended lockdown in Mumbai, Pune and other COVID-19 hotspots until May 31

The Maharashtra government has decided the lockdown extension in Mumbai, Pune and other COVID-19 hotspots until May 31, as per a report by Mumbai Mirror.

Aurangabad, Solapur and Malegaon among other hotspots will also come under the extended lockdown as per the report.

The state government is yet to issue any official announcement.

The report also says that the state will implement Centre's guidelines that will be issued in the next two days in the other areas.

The decision



was arrived at in a meeting on Thursday morning that was attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar among other state cabinet ministers, claims the report.

The state added 1,602 new COVID-19 cases - a fresh single-day high - taking the tally to 27,524 on Thursday, while 44 deaths - 25 of them in Mumbai – raised the toll to 1,019.

Three cities in the state, namely, Mumbai, Pune and Thane account for as many as 23,339 cases or 84.79 percent of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra.