Aurangabad: The outbreak of corona in Maharashtra is not taking its name. However, its pace has slowed down. Amidst all this, Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said on Wednesday that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will review the situation of Coronavirus Pandemic next week and visit tourist places in the state. Will decide on the reopening of the monuments.
Aaditya Thackeray was talking to reporters after a meeting with the officials of the tourism department here. He said, “The figures of COVID infection in Aurangabad have not come down very much yet. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will review the situation next week and decide on the opening of monuments and tourist places.
The world famous Ajanta and Ellora caves are in Aurangabad district. The minister also holds the environment portfolio. He said that the state aims to meet 25 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable sources. Earlier, 35,756 new cases of corona have been registered in Maharashtra within 24 hours. While 79 patients have died. The good thing is that no case of Omicron has been reported.
At the same time, the number of corona infected in Maharashtra has increased to 76,05,181. Whereas one lakh 42 thousand 316 people have died due to this dangerous virus. Whereas in Maharashtra, Omicron infection has registered 2,858 total cases. Out of which 1,534 people have been cured after treatment. (with agency input)