Maharashtra Records 15,169 New Covid Cases, 285 Deaths

COVID-19: Maharashtra's statewide case count has increased to 57,76,184 while death tally now stands at 96,751, according to the health department.

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 15,169 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 57,76,184, and 285 fresh deaths and also added 268 previously unreported fatalities, the state health department said. The statewide death count rose to 96,751, it said. The new cases were higher than 14,123 infections registered on Tuesday. Recoveries far exceeded new infections. As many as 29,270 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the number of recovered cases to 54,60,589, a statement from the health department said. The state now has 2,16,016 active cases, it said.