At 16,620 cases, Maharashtra sees this year’s record single-day surge
The Hindu
In its highest single-day jump this year and the largest spike in nearly seven months, Maharashtra recorded 16,620 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday as its active case tally surged to 1,26,231.
As opposed to this spike, just about half the number of patients (8,861) were discharged in the last 24 hours with the State’s recovery rate dipping to 92.21%. However, over one lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
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