COVID-19 cases outweigh recoveries in Maharashtra
The Hindu
Mumbai reported 695 new cases to take its total case tally to 7,15,660.
Just 7,504 patients were discharged across Maharashtra on Sunday while the State reported 10,442 COVID-19 cases as the see-saw trend of low recoveries and higher case spikes continued. The active case tally stood at 1,55,588. The fatalities continued to rise, though, with more than 2,700 being added to the progressive death toll, of which 284 occurred during the last 48 hours and a further 199 during the past week. The Health Department said 2,288 fatalities have been added in the ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process . The toll has climbed to 1,11,104 with the State’s case fatality rate rising to 1.81%.
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