Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has started, which will peak by January-end. The state health minister's remarks come on a day when Maharashtra recorded 33,470 new coronavirus cases and eight fatalities. While speaking to reporters, Tope said, "The third wave of the pandemic has started. Tope said that he had spoken with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya during a virtual meeting about the pandemic situation on Monday. The state health minister said a total of 13,91,98,359 Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered so far, which was the second highest after Uttar Pradesh.

Source: Mint January 11, 2022 01:18 UTC