Highest-ever spike of 63,294 cases in Maharashtra

State records 349 more deaths; active case tally touches 5.65 lakh; 12,500 new cases in Pune; spike of 9,986 cases in Mumbai

Maharashtra on Sunday reported its highest-ever single-day surge with 63,294 cases as the State’s active case tally breached the 5.50 lakh mark to touch 5,65,587. A high fatality spike of 349 deaths (210 of which were reported in the last 48 hours, while the rest were from an earlier period) pushed the total death toll to 57,987. The State’s case fatality rate has incrementally declined to 1.7%. In contrast to the spike, just 34,008 recoveries were reported as the State’s recovery rate dipped to 81.65%. While the total case tally has now reached 34,07,245, the cumulative recoveries stand at 27,82,161. A record 2.70 lakh samples were tested. “Of 2,21,14,372 laboratory samples tested thus far, 34,07,245 (with the average case positivity rising to 15.41%) have returned positive, with over 2.70 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.