<span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today asserted that Maharashtra seems to be succeeding in breaking the chain of corona virus infection.<br />''<br />''While greeting people on Maharashtra foundation day, he reiterated that there are no restrictions on agriculture related activities and norms will be relaxed in corona virus affected zones as per MHA guidelines.<br />''<br />''He also expressed confidence that we would win the battle against corona virus.<br />''<br />''Meantime, with the addition of 583 new positive patients, Maharashtra crossed 10,000-mark in Covid 19 positive cases.<br />''<br />''The total tally of infected patients now stands at 10498.  State health department official said that 27 more patients succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 459.<br />''<br />''Mumbai is the leading contributor to the Covid 19 positive cases in the state with 6875 cases.<br />''<br />''Meantime, enforcing prohibitory orders strictly, the Maharashtra police have registered over 85,500 offences against lock down violators across the state and arrested 16,962 people so far.<br />''<br />''Also, 16,962 people were arrested for violation of lock down-related norms. At least 167 cases of assault on police have been filed in the state in which 580 accused persons have been arrested so far.<br />''<br />''Police collected Rs 3.02 crore as fine for various offences during the period.  At least 622 persons were detained by police for violation of quarantine norms.<br />''<br />''Police have registered 1,237 offences of illegal transportation and seized more than 50,000 vehicles during the lock down period.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has said that the distribution of food grains through fair price shops in the state amid lock down, has been smooth.<br />''<br />''He informed that 69 lakh 16 thousand 722 quintals of food grains have been distributed to 1 crore 56 lakh 2 thousand 434 ration card holders in the state in during April 2020.</span><br />