Active cases dip as Maharashtra records 51,457 recoveries
The Hindu
Spike of 34,031 cases, 594 deaths; Mumbai sees 1,329 cases
COVID-19 recoveries in Maharashtra continued to exceed the case surge, with 51,457 patients being discharged on Wednesday as compared with 34,031 new cases. The active case tally has now dipped to 4,01,695. A spike of 594 deaths pushed the toll to 84,371. As per the State Health Department, 335 of these occurred over the last 48 hours. The total tally touched 54,67,537, while cumulative recoveries rose to 49,78,937, with the recovery rate rising to 91.06%. The State’s case fatality rate stands at 1.54%. State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate said, “Of 3,18,74,364 laboratory samples tested thus far, 54,67,537 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 17.15%) have returned positive, with over 2.86 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours.”
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