Over 71,000 recoveries in Maharashtra
The Hindu
Lowest single-day surge in three weeks causes active case tally to dip to 6,74,770
Maharashtra on Monday recorded 71,736 more recoveries and 48,700 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest single-day surge in three weeks, causing its active case tally to dip to 6,74,770. The State reported 524 deaths (of which 293 occurred in the last 48 hours and 116 during the course of last week) to take the total death toll to 65,284. The total case tally has reached 43,43,727, while its cumulative recoveries have risen to 36,01,796, with the recovery rate at 82.92%. The case fatality rate has incrementally declined to 1.5%. Pune district reported over 6,000 new cases to take its total case tally to 8,02,807. Fourteen deaths were reported as the toll rose to 9,034. As per district authorities, the active case tally dipped to 1.01 lakh, while the total death toll has crossed 12,300. Mumbai reported just 3,840 new cases, taking its total case tally to 6,31,484, of whom 72,230 are active, while 71 fatalities took the death toll to 12,861.More Related News