<span style="color: #222222;">A total of 36,39,989 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Maharashtra till on Wednesday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement issued today, the Maharashtra government said on Wednesday, 2,74,037 people were vaccinated in 2908 sessions in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The state's Covid-19 situation became grimmer yesterday as it recorded more than 23,000 new cases — the highest one-day rise this year.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, <b>w</b>ith Covid-19 cases on a rise across Maharashtra, Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar today said that all city residents have to work together to curb the spread of the virus and avoid the imposition of a lockdown.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pednekar said she is thinking of imposing night curfew in the city and considering shifting the crowded markets to new sites.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State minister Nawab Malik has also stressed the need for cooperation from people's side to control the virus.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said no decision has been taken on lockdown so far but added that strict action might be on the anvil if violations continue.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State Food and Civil Supplies Minister and Nashik Guardian Minister Chhagan Bhujbal also warned that in order to avoid lockdown, people strictly need to adhere to the covid-19 guidelines.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was speaking to reporters after reviewing covid-19 situation in the Nashik district today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Six drug dealers in Nashik have responded to the Food and Drug Administration's proposal to make the Remdesivir injections available to the patients at a reasonable price of just Rs 1,200.</span><br />''  <br />