Maharashtra records highest-single day spike in cases propelling COVID-19 tally to 4,200

Maharashtra witnessed its highest-single day spike in cases after 552 persons tested positive for vel coronavirus on Sunday, April 19. This has propelled state's COVID-19 tally to 4,200. This includes 2,724 cases from Mumbai- a rise of 426 cases from  figures stated in Maharashtra Health Department's bulletin dated April 18. A total of 72,023 laboratory samples have been tested so far. Currently, 87,254 persons are in home quarantine, 6,743 are in institutional quarantine while 507 patients have recovered from COVID-19.

Meanwhile, 12 new deaths- 6 from Mumbai, 4 from Malegaon and one from Solapur and Jamkhed-Ahmednagar were reported in day, taking Maharashtra's overall death toll to 223. re are 368 active containment zones in state presently. As per Maharashtra Health Department, surveillance of 23.97 lakh individuals was done on Sunday. 

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'We are giving permission to ecomic activities partially in some areas' 

Addressing people of Maharashtra earlier in day, CM Uddhav Thackeray explained contours of partial resumption of ecomic activities in state from April 20 amid nationwide lockdown. Mentioning that three zones namely- Red zone, Orange zone, and Green zone had been demarcated on basis of number of COVID-19 cases, he revealed that ecomic activities in a limited manner will be permitted in Green and Orange zones. However, he clarified that movement of workers and inter-district travel will t be allowed to contain spread of vel coronavirus. 

Uddhav Thackeray remarked, "Tomorrow onwards, we are giving permission to ecomic activities partially in some areas. Fortunately, re are some districts in state where t even a single case has been reported. We have created zones- Red zone, Orange zone, and Green zone. Red Zones are those areas where re is an increase in cases. Orange zone refers to areas where re are new cases while Green zone implies areas where re are zero cases. In Green zones and Orange zones, we are giving permission to ecomic activities in a limited manner."

He added, "w, we are informing entrepreneurs that if you are taking care of your workers in your industry premises, you can commence work. But, re should be movement of workers. permission has been granted for inter-district travel. We have to follow se restrictions at least till May 3."

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