Maha Postpones Rent Collection; Case Doubling Rate Stands at 6.2 Days in India

With the nationwide lockdown in place and number of cases of novel coronavirus infection on an upward trajectory, Maharashtra government attempts to bring some relief to at least the tenants living in the state – postponing the rent collection from them for at least three months.
According to the notice, issued by the Maharashtra State Housing Department on Friday, during this period, no tenant should be evicted from the rented house due to non-payment of rent.
Maharashtra is among the states worst-hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, with highest number of confirmed cases and deaths due to COVID-19. On Thursday, it also became the first state to cross the 3000-mark of confirmed cases of the viral infection.
Meanwhile, health ministry officials, in its daily briefing on Friday, informed that the doubling rate of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the country currently stands at 6.2. As many as 19 states/UTs which includes Kerala, Delhi among others have a doubling rate less than the national average.
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry also confirmed that the growth factor of the COVID-19 cases have declined by 40 per cent. Growth factor is the proportion of new cases in a day to that of the new cases on its previous day.
As on Friday evening till five, the number of confirmed cases has reached 13,835, with as many as 11,616 “active” cases in hospital and 1,766 others, who are cured, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 452.

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