Mumbai News Updates: City reports 410 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

Mumbai logged 410 new coronavirus cases and four fresh deaths on Monday, taking the infection tally to 7,48,168 and the toll to 16,162. The financial capital now has 5,075 active Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for the latest updates here

06:50 (IST) Oct 11

BJP opposes 'Maharashtra Bandh' announced by MVA government

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Rane has warned the state government not to shut shops forcefully. Taking to Twitter, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane on Sunday said, "If shopkeepers are 'forced' to close shops Tomorrow by any of the MVA karyakartas..then they will have to face BJP karyakartas! Police should ensure no one is forced or else there will be a law n order situation which is not our responsibility"

06:47 (IST) Oct 11

Maharashtra bandh today: Shops to stay shut, buses may not ply

Restaurants and shops decided they would “voluntarily” keep shut till 4pm, said office-bearers from the respective trade associations. Transporters said they would support the bandh, which might temporarily hit supply of essentials such as fruits and vegetables.

06:46 (IST) Oct 11

Cruise drugs case: Nigerian and a local held for peddling in Mumbai

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), probing the cruise liner drug seizure case, on Sunday arrested two peddlers, including a foreign national. The two were identified as Shivraj Harijan (33), a Santacruz (West) resident, and Nigerian national Okara Ouzama.

06:45 (IST) Oct 11

BMC plans another sero survey post-Diwali

The BMC is likely to conduct another sero survey post-Diwali to ascertain exposure levels among citizens to the Covid-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus. It would be the sixth sero survey since July 2020.

06:43 (IST) Oct 11

Maharashtra Bandh: Heavy police bandobast in Mumbai

The Mumbai Police will deploy the maximum manpower at their disposal on the streets on Monday to prevent any untoward incident during the Maharashtra bandh called by the three ruling parties to protest the killing of four farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, a police official said on Sunday.

06:41 (IST) Oct 11

Daily Covid tally under 500 in Mumbai, but weekly rate sees a surge

After two days of reporting over 500 cases, the Covid tally in Mumbai dropped to 453 on Sunday. The statewide tally (2,294) was under 3,000 for the eighth consecutive day. As per the Covid update on Sunday, the Mumbai region has the highest number of cases (860) and Pune is second with 647 cases. The state’s overall Covid tally since March 2020 stands at 65 lakh, including 7.48 lakh in city. The state toll is 1,39,542, including 16,158 deaths in Mumbai.