With 34,370 recoveries, Maharashtra’s active cases drop to nearly 3 lakh

21,273 new COVID-19 cases, 884 deaths reported; Mumbai sees spike in infections

Maharashtra reported a relatively low surge of 21,273 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday while 34,370 patients were discharged. The State’s active case tally declined further to 3,01,041. A total of 884 deaths were added to the State’s progressive death toll, of which 425 occurred in the last week. Of the 425, as many as 267 were recorded in the last 48 hours while 459 had been added in the ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process, as per the State Health Department.