<p>A spike in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> cases in this district adjoining Mumbai has rattled the Maharashtra government.</p>.<p>Thane district now has 24,338 cases and has reported 713 deaths, according to the daily report of the Public Health department.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-tally-crosses-4-lakh-toll-jumps-to-12825-851629.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The district has six big municipal corporations - Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Mira Bhayander and Bhiwandi-Nizampur.</p>.<p>Thane is among the top five worst-affected districts in India and the government is focussing on controlling through the Chase-the-Virus initiative. The Thane city and the satellite township of Navi Mumbai are the worst-affected with 7,311 and 5,786 cases and 237 and 163 deaths, respectively. </p>.<p>Thane and Navi Mumbai are two of the biggest industrial belts and the residents of the district comprise a majority workforce in the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR). <br />Two jumbo hospitals with over 1,000 beds, one in Thane and another in Navi Mumbai, have been set up, which are COVID-19 care centres and have oxygen and ICU facilities.</p>.<p>"Medical facilities have been enhanced significantly," said state's urban development minister Eknath Shinde, who is Thane district's guardian minister. </p>.<p>On Sunday, 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases were added to the tally. "The spike is a matter of concern. After Mumbai, Thane is a hotspot with a spurt of cases in the last week. There are many cases being reported from highrises," said Badlapur-based activist MP Joshi.</p>.<p>Last week, the Maharashtra government released an additional fund of Rs 35 crore to tackle the pandemic.</p>.<p>Chief secretary Ajoy Mehta, who reviewed the situation in Thane, has instructed for extensive contract tracing like Mumbai's Chase-the-Virus. </p>.<p>In the Thane central jail, four constables tested positive for COVID-19. They have been sent for treatment and those who came in contact with them are being quarantined. </p>.<p>The Thane Municipal Corporation and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has created teams to ensure that physical distancing in shops and bus and railway stations are being followed.</p>
<p>A spike in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> cases in this district adjoining Mumbai has rattled the Maharashtra government.</p>.<p>Thane district now has 24,338 cases and has reported 713 deaths, according to the daily report of the Public Health department.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-tally-crosses-4-lakh-toll-jumps-to-12825-851629.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The district has six big municipal corporations - Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Mira Bhayander and Bhiwandi-Nizampur.</p>.<p>Thane is among the top five worst-affected districts in India and the government is focussing on controlling through the Chase-the-Virus initiative. The Thane city and the satellite township of Navi Mumbai are the worst-affected with 7,311 and 5,786 cases and 237 and 163 deaths, respectively. </p>.<p>Thane and Navi Mumbai are two of the biggest industrial belts and the residents of the district comprise a majority workforce in the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR). <br />Two jumbo hospitals with over 1,000 beds, one in Thane and another in Navi Mumbai, have been set up, which are COVID-19 care centres and have oxygen and ICU facilities.</p>.<p>"Medical facilities have been enhanced significantly," said state's urban development minister Eknath Shinde, who is Thane district's guardian minister. </p>.<p>On Sunday, 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases were added to the tally. "The spike is a matter of concern. After Mumbai, Thane is a hotspot with a spurt of cases in the last week. There are many cases being reported from highrises," said Badlapur-based activist MP Joshi.</p>.<p>Last week, the Maharashtra government released an additional fund of Rs 35 crore to tackle the pandemic.</p>.<p>Chief secretary Ajoy Mehta, who reviewed the situation in Thane, has instructed for extensive contract tracing like Mumbai's Chase-the-Virus. </p>.<p>In the Thane central jail, four constables tested positive for COVID-19. They have been sent for treatment and those who came in contact with them are being quarantined. </p>.<p>The Thane Municipal Corporation and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has created teams to ensure that physical distancing in shops and bus and railway stations are being followed.</p>
