Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): West Bengal Minister and former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee was bought to the Central Government Office (CGO) complex in Kolkata on Tuesday morning, a day after he and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were sent to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate till August 3.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide, Arpita Mukherjee, have been sent to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till August 3. The Calcutta court also gave orders to conduct medical check-ups of both the arrested accused after every 48 hours.

Mumbai Aug 31 PTI Mumbai reported 323 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and only one fresh fatality - the lowest death count in a week - taking the infection tally to 744155 and the toll to 15977 a senior civic official saidThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC official said the city witnessed over 300 COVID-19 cases for the seventh day in a row and a single fatality after a weekMumbai reported a marginal drop in the daily COVID-19 cases and fatalities as compared to Monday when it had logged 334 infections and two deaths The financial capital has been witnessing more than 300 daily COVID-19 cases since August 25 while one death was reported on August 24With the discharge of 272 patients from hospitals in the last 24 hours the tally of recovered patients rose to 722621 the official saidMumbais COVID-19 recovery rate is 97 per centDue to a steady uptick in coronavirus infections the number of active cases in the city climbed to 3106 after going down below the 3000-mark recentlyAccording to BMC data 9147 cases and 157 deaths were added in COVID-19 tally and fatalities respectively in August As Mumbai had reported 14514 new COVID-19 cases and 373 fatalities in July infections dropped by 5367 and deaths by 216 in August despite higher number of tests than the previous monthAs per the data 1088925 COVID-19 tests were carried out in the city in August as against 1010116 tests in JulyThe official said 30421 new coronavirus tests were carried out in the city in the last 24 hours pushing their cumulative number to 9241564Meanwhile the citys case doubling rate has come down to 1511 days while average infection growth rate was 05 per cent between August 23 and August 30 the BMC official saidThe official said presently Mumbai has 29 sealed buildings though slums and chawls old row tenements remained free of containment zones for the 16th day in a rowThe civic body seals buildings or declares containment zones if at least five people there test positive for coronavirusThis year Mumbai had reported the highest daily cases at 11163 on April 4 while most deaths in a day at 90 were recorded on May 1 PTI KK RSY RSY

Mumbai Aug 30 PTI Mumbai on Monday reported 334 new COVID-19 cases the sixth day in a row when the addition to the tally was above 300 taking the infection count to 743832 while the death toll increased by two to touch 15976 a civic official said The discharge of 310 people during the day took the recovery count to 722349 which is 97 per cent of the overall tally he said The official said the metropolis has added 8824 cases and 156 deaths to its tally and toll respectively in the month of August In July Mumbai added 14514 cases and 373 deaths which meant the pandemic tally and toll figures for August were better by 5690 and 217 respectively till August 30 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed that the number of tests carried out in August stood at 1058504 as against 1010116 in July The total number of tests carried out in Mumbai so far was 9211143 including 33391 in the last 24 hours the official said The active caseload in the countrys financial capital has once again gone above the 3000-mark with the patients under treatment currently being 3056 he added The tally doubling time now stood at 1577 days dropping from over 2000 some time ago while the average growth rate in cases between August 22 and 29 was 05 per cent a rise from 03 per cent in the previous period BMC data showed The city has 27 sealed buildings while slums and chawls remained free of containment zones which is declared if there are five cases in an area for the 16th day in a row the data further revealed Mumbai had reported a record 11163 cases on April 4 this year while an all-time high in fatality numbers came a few weeks later on May 1 when 90 people succumbed to the infection PTI KK BNM RSY RSY