Covid-19 Lockdown Extended in Maharashtra's Amravati District Till March 8 Amid Rising Cases Covid-19 lockdown has been exte...

Covid-19 Lockdown Extended in Maharashtra's Amravati District Till March 8 Amid Rising Cases

Covid-19 lockdown has been extended in Maharashtra’s Amravati district for another week till March 8 due to rising cases. Officials told Hindustan Times that the lockdown has also been extended in Akola, Akot and Murjitapur. The officials said the situation in the district will be reviewed by March 5 and 6 to monitor any improvement and decision on the lockdown will be taken.

Twenty-eight out of 36 districts of Maharashtra have recorded a whopping spike in the daily coronavirus caseload in the past two weeks, which is up from 21 districts in the past 10 days. Districts in the Marathwada region like Latur, Hingoli, Parbhani, and Nanded are adding large numbers of active cases.

The health department’s data shows that active cases in the state have shot up, while new hotspots have emerged in Vidarbha, Amravati, Akola, and Yavatmal.

Amravati’s guardian minister Yashomati Thakur had previously said the lockdown in the district will be enforced till the morning of March 1. He had said that all shops, excluding those dealing with essential commodities, will remain shut including government and private educational institutions, coaching classes and training schools. However, people were permitted to buy items of daily use from 9am to 5pm.