20,852 recoveries in Maharashtra; active case tally dips below 2 lakh
The Hindu
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Maharashtra on Friday reported 20,852 recoveries as opposed to 14,152 new COVID-19 cases, reducing its active case tally to 1,96,894. A total of 1,088 deaths were added to the State’s progressive death toll, of which 193 occurred during the last 48 hours and a further 96 during the past week. As many as 702 deaths have been added in the ‘reconciliation’ process, as per the State Health Department. The total toll has risen to 98,771, with the State’s case fatality rate rising to 1.7%. The total tally has reached 58,05,565, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 55,07,058, with the recovery rate rising to 94.86%.More Related News
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