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Maharashtra lockdown likely to be extended for 15 days, CM to take final call, says health minister
ANI.The Maharashtra government first imposed a lockdown on 22 April, which was later extended till 15 May amid fears over the third wave of the pandemic.Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 46,781 new Covid-19 cases in a day, taking the tally to 52,26,710, while 816 more patients succumbed to the infection, said the state health department.Maharashtra minister Satej Patil has said that the state government made maximum use of technology to provide relief to people during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a release issued on National Technology Day on Tuesday, the state minister for information technology said as the movement was restricted due to the pandemic, citizens were forced to work from home and they were able to perform everyday tasks with a