Cases outpace recoveries in Maharashtra again

Over 2,600 deaths added in ‘reconciliation’ process; Pune reports spike of 1,400 cases; 721 new cases in Mumbai

For the second consecutive day, COVID-19 cases outweighed recoveries in Maharashtra on Friday. Just 8,104 patients were discharged while the State recorded 11,766 new cases as its active case tally rose to 1,61,704. A total of 2,619 deaths were added to the State’s progressive death toll, of which 273 occurred during the last 48 hours and 133 occurred during the past week. As many as 2,213 fatalities have been added in the ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process, as per the State Health Department. The State’s total death toll has climbed to 1,06,367 with the case fatality rate rising to 1.81%. The total cases have reached 58,87,853, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 56,16,857 with the recovery rate dipping to 95.4%. “Of 3,76,11,005 laboratory samples tested thus far, 58,87,853 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 15.65%) have returned positive, with over 2.55 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.