Mumbai Live News: The test positivity rate, indicating the percentage of positive Covid-19 cases among the total tests conducted, stood at 0.94 per cent. (File)

Mumbai News Live Updates (December 29, 2023): With New Year festivities just days away, the first coronavirus task force meeting has emphasized on Covid-appropriate behaviour, asking people to avoid crowded places. Maharashtra has recorded 117 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total active cases to 369.

‘Hain Taiyyar Hum’ rally in Nagpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be a battle of two different ideologies. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar gave the clarion call of  “Save Congress, save India” at the rally. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said the rally is to end the tyranny of the BJP.

Weather updates: Several pockets of the city were covered in a blanket of smog throughout Thursday. Weather experts added that the city can expect elevated AQI until the next course of wind reversal. IMD scientists have said that while the city will experience temperatures between the range of 20 and 22 degrees in the next few days