The Chief Minister, during a press conference in Mumbai, also urged people of the state to wear masks to avoid lockdown.
Expressing his disinterest in imposing the lockdown in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said, "I do not want to impose it but 'majboori' (helplessness) is also something."
The Chief Minister, during a press conference in Mumbai, also urged people of the state to wear masks to avoid lockdown.
However, the Chief Minister assured that he is continuously monitoring the situation. Maharashtra had been witnessing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the last few days.
It reported 8,293 new coronavirus cases, 3,753 recoveries, and 62 deaths in the last 24 hours, the State Health Department informed yesterday.
A total of 52,154 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state so far. As many as 20,24,704 people have recovered from the disease.
According to the state health department, the recovery rate in Maharashtra is 93.95 percent and the fatality rate is 2.42 percent.
Commenting on the fuel price hike in the country, Thackeray said: "Petrol and diesel prices have gone up. We have seen centuries by Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar but now we are seeing petrol-diesel century."
Other cities in the state like Amravati, Pune, Yavatmal have all extended the period of lockdowns or night curfew that was imposed.
The lockdown in Amravati and Achalpur town has been extended by a week. The lockdown was earlier supposed to be in place till March 1, 2021. However, now it has been extended by seven more days till March 8.
The Hingoli local administration has imposed a curfew in the district from 1 to 7 March.
In the meantime, Anjangaon Surji town has been declared a containment zone owning to the surge in cases.
The district administration in Pune has also extended the restrictions imposed earlier. All schools, colleges and private coaching classes will remain shut in the district until 14 March. In addition to this, no public movement will also be allowed between 11 pm to 6 am.
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