835 new COVID-19 cases found in Maharashtra in 36 hours: CM

Mumbai, Apr 20 () As many as 835 new cases ofCOVID-19 have been detected in Maharashtra in the last 36hours, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Monday.

He said limited industrial activities have beenallowed in certain areas of the state, but this should not beseen as indication that the threat of coronavirus has recededin any way.

There has been a rise of 835 cases of COVID-19 inMaharashtra in the last 36 hours. We are relaxing thestringent norms of lockdown to restart the wheels of economy.

"(But) one should not interpret that the threat ofcoronavirus is over," he cautioned.

Select industrial activities are starting only in non-hotspot zones in terms of coronavirus cases, he said.

"We are testing how we can resume industrial andbusiness activities. There has been some relaxation in orangeand green zones to resume industrial activities," said thechief minister.

The green zones are those which have not reported anycoronavirus case, while orange zones are the ones where only afew infections have been reported.

Maharashtra, the most industrialised state, is worstaffected by coronavirus in the country. Till Sunday night,Maharashtra had recorded 4,200 COVID-19 cases. NDRSY RSY