Maharashtra’s active case tally drops below 78,000
The Hindu
State records 6,600 new cases, 7,431 recoveries
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 7,431 recoveries as against 6,600 new COVID-19 cases. The active case tally has dipped to 77,494, while 190 deaths have pushed the total toll to 1,32,335, with the case fatality rate climbing to 2.1%. The total case tally has reached 62,96,756, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 60,83,319, with the recovery rate at 96.61%. “Of 4,77,60,862 laboratory samples tested thus far, 62,96,756 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 13.18%) have returned positive, with over 2.01 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.
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