Maharashtra’s active case tally dips below 1.75 lakh
The Hindu
Total death toll crosses one lakh mark; Pune reports more than 900 new cases
Maharashtra on Monday reported 10,557 new COVID-19 cases as opposed to 14,433 recoveries as its active case tally dipped to 1,74,320. The total death toll, however, crossed the one lakh mark, climbing to 1,00,130, with the case fatality rate at 1.72%. A total of 340 deaths were added to the State’s progressive death toll, of which 96 occurred during the last 48 hours, and a further 58 during the past week. As many as 186 fatalities have been added in the ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process, as per the State Health Department. With the ‘unlocking’ process commencing after two months in a number of districts and cities, the State government has decided to make the availability of medical oxygen in a particular city or district as the pivot of its unlocking policy in order to cope with an anticipated ‘third wave’.
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