Record 985 COVID-19 Deaths In Maharashtra, 63,309 New Cases In 24 Hours

Officials said the process of reconciling mortality data had only been completed till April 23, and had led to a slight increase- by 50 - in the number of confirmed deaths

Maharashtra on Wednesday night reported a record high of 985 COVID-19 deaths - a ten per cent increase from yesterday. The state also reported 63,309 new cases - a five per cent drop from yesterday - to take its active caseload to over 6.73 lakh. Today, the Cabinet under the leadership of CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has decided to provide free COVID-19 vaccination to all the citizens of Maharashtra aged between 18-44years.#BreakTheChainpic.twitter.com/dzgmCLEDGT The positivity rate - the number of tests per 100 that are confirming COVID-19 - is 16.86 per cent and the case fatality rate - the ratio of deaths compared to total infections - is 1.5 per cent. The state's recovery rate is 83.4 per cent; 61,181 people were discharged today. Pune remains the worst-affected district, recording 9,472 new cases and 169 deaths, followed by Nagpur (7,984 cases and 83 deaths), Mumbai (4,966 cases and 78 deaths), Nashik )4,739 cases and 40 deaths), Thane (1,933 cases and 92 deaths) and Aurangabad (1,472 cases and 81 deaths).