Rs 4 crore fine collected from over 2 lakh people for not wearing mask in Mumbai

Over two lakh people have been penalised for not wearing masks in Mumbai since February 20 till now despite the surge in COVID-19 cases and a fine of Rs 4.06 crore has been collected, the Mumbai Police informed on Thursday.

A fine of Rs 4.06 crore was collected from around 2.03 lakh people at different locations across the city after they were found not wearing mask, Mumbai police spokesperson DCP S Chaitanya said.

Till now, 7,500 Mumbai Police officials have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while 99 others have lost their lives.

On Wednesday, Mumbai reported its highest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases so far with 5,185 new infections.

The worst affected state in terms of coronavirus cases, Maharashtra reported 31,855 new COVID-19 cases, 15098 discharges, and 95 deaths on Wednesday.

The state presently has 2,48,604 active COVID-19 cases while the total number of cases registered so far is 25,64,881. Over 53,000 people have lost their lives to the disease so far.

( With inputs from ANI )