Maharashtra government has decided to impose a lockdown in Akola and Amravati amid rising COVID-19 cases in the two districts, as per sources.
More than 500 cases of coronavirus has been registered in Akola in the last three days, previously only 30-35 cases were being reported daily.
As the number of cases escalate, the district magistrate of the area is likely to make an announcement to impose lockdown soon.
While the coronavirus crisis in Amravati too has deepened with over 1400 cases being reported in the last three days.
The reason for the rise in infections is due to the recently conducted panchayat elections, a change in weather and return of crowd in some areas.
An official statement from the District Magistrate is likely to come by Thursday evening.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray termed the situation as alarming and hinted that another lockdown could be imposed. Shiv Sena's editorial mouthpiece, Saamna, expressed displeasure over people violating the covid norms.