Nagpur imposes 7-day complete lockdown, essential services to continue. Details here

Nagpur: The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to impose a weeklong lockdown in the state’s Nagpur district from 15 to 21 March owing to the spike in novel coronavirus cases. “Complete lockdown to remain imposed in Nagpur City Police Commissionerate area from March 15 to March 21,” Nagpur Guardian Minister Nitin Raut said.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 13,659 new Covid-19 cases, the highest one-day spike this year, which took the state’s tally to 22,52,057. Nagpur District recorded a fresh upsurge in coronavirus cases, with 1,710 people testing positive for the deadly virus on Wednesday.

Vidarbha’s 11 districts together also recorded a new high of 3,934 Covid-19 cases on the day. Amravati district, which is one of the problem areas, recorded 554 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday.

followed by Yavatmal at 429, Akola at 391, Buldhana at 385, and Washim at 117, all in the Amravati division. In the Nagpur division, Wardha recorded 191 new cases of coronavirus. Other districts in this division, however, continued to have a lower-case count: Bhadara (37), Gondia (26), Chandrapur (63), and Gadchiroli (31).