NASHIK: District collector Gangatharan D has appealed to the relatives of Covid victims to ensure that they file applications for ex gratia within 90 days from the death of the Covid patient. The revenue and forests departments of Maharashtra have decided to provide ex gratia of Rs 50,000 to one relative of each Covid victim. The decision was announced in November 2021, and since December 2021, the applications are being accepted online. A senior official from district disaster management responsible for receiving the forms said, “The kin should file the application online, either from their homes or at the nearest Mahae-Seva Kendra. The applications can only be submitted online. There is no provision of accepting the forms offline at any government offices.” People who miss the deadline can still file the application through the ‘grievances redressal committee’, but that will take more time as the committee takes some time to sit, discuss and then decide on each case. The officials have also warned of action against the people who are filing false claims for the ex-gratia amount under section 52 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. In Nashik district, so far 12,505 bereaved families have received Rs 62.5 crore as ex-gratia amount.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Amid possible threat of fourth wave of coronavirus in India, Maharashtra recorded 4,255 new coronavirus infections, highest since February 12, and fatalities in the last 24 hours. On February 12, the state had recorded 4,359 COVID-19 cases. Moreover, 2 more cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also reported in the state, the health department release said.Also Read - New Zealand Batter Devon Conway Tests Positive For CoronavirusNational Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) reported that two patients of B.A.5 variant were detected in Nagpur. One of them was a 29-year-old male, while other was a 54-year-old female. They had tested positive for COVID-19 on June 6 and 9, respectively. “Both are vaccinated. They recovered in home isolation. With this the total of B.A.4 and B.A.5 variant cases found in state reached 19,” the release said. Also Read - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: Best Skydiving Spots In India To Experience FreefallCOVID Surge in Maharashtra | 10 Points to This Big Story Also Read - Karnataka Reports Over 600 New Covid Cases After 112 Days
NEW DELHI: Daily Covid cases in India were set to cross the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, a first in 109 days since February 26, on the back of a spike in detected infections in many states across, particularly Maharashtra, where cases rose 36% in a day to 4,024. By late night, India had reported 8,641 fresh cases of the virus on Wednesday, with data from a few states awaited. Among these states was Kerala, which had reported 1,950 or more cases on each of last seven days. On Tuesday, 8,828 fresh cases were recorded in the country, as per TOI’s Covid database. Maharashtra led the numbers, with the state’s daily case tally topping 4,000 for the first time since February 12. Mumbai alone accounted for 2,293 cases, a 143-day high for the city. Four more patients in the state were found with Omicron’s emerging BA.5 subvariant, taking the total number of BA.4 and BA.5 cases to 19. Read AlsoMaharashtra Covid cases up 42%, rise in Mumbai hospitalisationsMUMBAI: Maharashra and Mumbai reported yet another significant spike in Covid infections on Wednesday as new cases rose by more than 42% over the last 24 hours. Daily detections in Maharashtra went past the 2,000 mark after nearly four months, while Mumbai's fresh cases at 1,765 hit a 133- day high.In the south, Karnataka reported 648 new cases, highest in the state since February 23, while Tamil Nadu’s tally jumped by 43% in a day from 332 to 476, the highest logged by the state since February 26. Delhi and its neighbourhood, which had witnessed a surge from late April to early May, are again seeing case counts going up.Delhi reported 1,375 cases on Wednesday, highest since May 8, while Haryana’s numbers, at 596, were the most since April 29. UP posted 318 fresh infections, highest since May 6. Daily cases were also rising in Bengal (230, highest since February 26), Gujarat (184, also highest since February 26), Punjab (74, a 41-day high) and Chhattisgarh (58, highest in 97 days), among others. Deaths from the virus remained low but were increasing marginally. In the last three days, 21 new fatalities were recorded in India as compared to 25 in the whole of last week. These figures don’t include deaths from earlier months reconciled with the toll during this period. Active cases in India had risen to over 56,500 by Wednesday night, having crossed the 50,000 mark on Monday.