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MNS Chief Raj Thackeray Tests Positive For COVID-19; Admitted to Lilavati Hospital
Thackeray and his sister are admitted to Lilavati Hospital, said Dr Jalil Parkar of the hospital.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, his mother Kunda Thackeray and sister have tested positive for COVID-19, reported news agency ANI. Thackeray and his sister are admitted to Lilavati Hospital, said Dr Jalil Parkar of the hospital. Thackeray (53) had recently been visiting Nashik, Pune and Thane and also meeting party leaders in Mumbai ahead of the next year’s civic elections.
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Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,701 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 33 fatalities, taking the tally to 66,01,551 and the toll to 1,39,998, the state Health department said. A total of 1,781 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of recoveries in Maharashtra to 64,33,919, leaving the state with 24,022 active cases, the department said in a statement.
With 1,36,664 new tests, the number of samples examined so far in Maharashtra rose to 6,17,62,963, it said. Mumbai reported 454 new COVID-19 cases and five fatalities, taking the caseload to 7,54,107 and the toll to 16,207.
(With inputs from agencies)
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