Covid alert: Maharashtra records 24,136 new COVID-19 cases, 601 deaths

Maharashtra recorded 24,136 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the state's infection tally to 56,26,155, while 601 fatalities pushed the death toll to 90,349.

Mumbai: Mumbai, May 25 (PTI) Maharashtra recorded 24,136 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (May 25), taking the state's infection tally to 56,26,155, while 601 fatalities pushed the death toll to 90,349, the state health department said. Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases, as 36,176 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the tally of recoveries to 52,18,768. The state's COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 92.76 per cent, while the case fatality rate was 1.61 per cent, the department said. There are 3,14,368 active cases in the state, it added. As many as 2,64,275 people were tested for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the number of tests done so far to 3,35,41,565.