Mumbai showed a massive jump with 59 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the spike across in Maharashtra to 72. The state currently has more than 300 patients of COVID-19. Sources said the numbers climbed as private labs released the results of their tests conducted over the last three days. The spike in numbers across India was 227 on Monday – the highest in a 24-hour window. Maharashtra became the second state on Tuesday after Telangana to cut salaries of its employees.
The total number of cases in Maharashtra is 302, of whom nearly 40 people have recovered and 10 died.
Maharashtra announced a pay cut for government employees on Tuesday under which the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet ministers will take a 60% pay cut. The pay cut, however, would not apply to those involved in essential services.
