Mumbai Feb 20 PTI Mumbai on Sunday reported 167 new coronavirus positive cases 34 less that the previous day which raised the citys infection count to 1055561 the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said The death toll remained unchanged at 16687 as no patient succumbed to the infection during the day it said On Saturday the metropolis had recorded 201 cases and one fatality There are 1511 active cases in the city at present Of the 167 new cases147 patients are asymptomatic Nineteen patients required hospitalisation and five of them were on oxygen support the health department of the civic body said in a statement As many as 286 patients were discharged during the day which took Mumbais recovery count to 1034493 A total of 28978 people were tested during the day taking the overall test figure to 16028961 The recovery rate of Mumbai is 98 per cent and the case doubling rate is 3097 days Mumbai is free of containment zones or buildings sealed due to COVID-19 cases the statement said PTI MR NP NP

Hyderabad Sep 22 PTI The fight of 19 opposition parties to save the country has begun like a peoples movement and it will continue till the Modi government is ousted from power and many parties are also joining in CPI M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday Yechury who participated in a protest held here by a number of non-BJP non-TRS opposition parties recalled the announcement in August of 19 parties to organise joint protests across the country from September 20 to 30 Samajwadi Party has also joined the 19 he said What is the main idea today not seeking certain demands from the Modi government Today we people are announcing It is beginning today We have to save India first The significance of this dharna is that a peoples movement is beginning to save the country he said addressing the gathering at Dharna Chowk here The protests would continue beyond September 30 he said Nineteen parties have come together at the national-level But many parties are joining with this in every State This has begun like a massive peoples movement This fight will continue till we can save our India and dethrone Modi from power We all are making this promise today he said The Modi government is destroying the four pillars of the Constitution - secular democracy social justice federalism and economic sovereignty samprabhuta he said If the Constitution is not there there would be no democratic rights and it would lead to authoritarianism in the country he said CBI or ED raids are being conducted on Opposition parties leaders and they are made to surrender he alleged Statements are made that BJP would form the government regardless of who won the elections he said Yechury who attacked the NDA government demanded provision of COVID-19 vaccine to all direct income transfer of Rs 7500 per month to all those families who do not pay income tax and free distribution of food grains languishing in central godowns The NDA government is not talking to the protesting farming community and the trade unions which are fighting against privatisation he said Modi is talking to the heads of foreign nations during his US visit and the concern is what he will sell off there the CPI M leader said The Opposition parties should be supported to safeguard the Constitution and the country he said State Congress president and Parliamentarian A Revanth Reddy leaders of Left parties TDP Telangana Jana Samiti TJS and other parties spoke on the occasion The leaders of the 19 parties on August 20 said they would organise joint protests across the country from September 20 to 30 and urged the people to save the country for a better tomorrow PTI SJR NVG NVG