Maharashtra reports 9,361 new COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
9,101 recoveries in State; over 1,100 cases in Pune; surge of 747 cases in Mumbai
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 9,361 new COVID-19 cases and 9,101 recoveries, taking its active case tally to 1,32,241, and the total case tally to 59,72,781 A total of 605 deaths were added to the State’s progressive death toll, of which 415 were part of the State Health Department’s ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process. As many as 124 deaths occurred during the last 48 hours, and 66 occurred during the past week. The State’s total death toll has climbed to 1,17,961, with the case fatality rate rising to 1.97%. The cumulative recoveries have risen to 57,19,457, with the recovery rate at 95.76%. “Of 3,95,14,858 laboratory samples tested thus far, 59,72,781 (with the average case positivity rate falling incrementally to 15.12%) have returned positive, with over 2.02 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.More Related News