Amid a rise in Covid-19 and influenza cases in Thane, the city’s civic body chief on Friday asked the health department officials to remain vigilant.

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) commissioner Abhijit Bangar said that the city has reported 25 cases of H3N2 (influenza) in the last 15 days, while one person died due to the infection. "All doctors in the city have been instructed to start treatment immediately without waiting for test results if a person shows any symptoms of H3N2 (influenza)," he added.