Mumbai: Maharashtra has been recording a substantial rise in coronavirus cases of late, with the authorities attributing it to crowding witnessed during the grampanchayat elections held mid-January this year and a widespread disregard for the norms by common people as well as politicians.
...Experts attribute Maharashtra’s COVID-19 surge to grampanchayat polls
Not only Mumbai, but several cities and towns in Maharashtra, have been witnessing spike in cases. Lockdown or restrictions have been imposed in several cities in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus.