Updated On: 01 January, 2022 12:45 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra government has also warned citizens of the possibility of 8 million cases and 80,000 deaths as the third wave has apparently set in the state

Devotees queue up outside Siddhivinayak temple on New Year`s Eve. Pic/Atul Kamble
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar on Saturday said that if the numbers of Covid-19 patients keep increasing in the state then then government may have to impose more restrictions.
"To take a decision about lockdown we have to see at what rate infections are increasing on the daily basis. If the number of patients starts increasing rapidly then unwillingly time would come for the government to take further strict decisions on restrictions to curb the spread but I wish that such a situation doesn`t arrive," he said.