Raigad, August 21: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday inaugurated an RT-PCR laboratory in Raigad district, informed Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

Maharashtra Chief Minister also launched a 121-bedded state of the art, ICU enabled dedicated COVID Hospital in Dombivli today, Maharashtra CMO informed. Also Read | NEET 2020, JEE Won’t be Postponed, Confirms Education Secretary Amit Khare.

Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office's Tweet

"From 2 labs in March, Maharashtra now has over 150 testing labs, asserted CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray while inaugurating an RT-PCR Laboratory in Raigad district," Maharashtra CMO tweeted. Also Read | Srisailam Plant Fire: 9 Dead in Blaze at Telangana Hydroelectric Power Plant; President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi Express Grief.

Maharashtra has reported total 1,62,806 active COVID-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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