Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Maharashtra government on Thursday allowed inter-district movement of people within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

The MMR, includes Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban, Thane, Palghar and part of Raigad district.

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"Inter-district movement of persons within the area of Municipal Corporations under the MMR will be allowed without any restrictions," the Government of Maharashtra said in a statement.

As per the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra has so far reported 74,860, of which 2,587 have succumbed to the infection.

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Meanwhile, 23 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area, taking the total number of cases to 1872 and fatalities at 71, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). (ANI)

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