Second-highest spike of nearly 59,000 cases in Maharashtra
The Hindu
State records 301 more deaths; Mumbai reports surge of 9,202 COVID-19 cases
Maharashtra on Friday reported 58,993 new COVID-19 cases, its second-highest single-day jump since the start of the pandemic, pushing its active case tally to 5,34,603. A high fatality spike of 301 deaths (158 of which were reported in the last 48 hours, while the rest were from an earlier period) took the total death toll to 57,329. Despite the steep surge in cases, a relatively high number of recoveries (45,391) were reported. The State’s recovery rate now stands at 81.96%. While the total case tally has now reached 32,88,540, the tally of recoveries stands at 26,95,148.
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