Maharashtra adds over 5,500 cases, 5,800 recoveries
The Hindu
Spike of 187 deaths takes State’s cumulative toll to 1,33,717
Maharashtra on Friday saw 5,859 patients being discharged as against a surge of 5,539 COVID-19 cases. The State’s active case tally has marginally dipped to 74,483. A total of 187 deaths took the State’s cumulative death toll to 1,33,717. The case fatality rate stands at 2.1%. The total case tally has reached 63,41,759, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 61,30,137, with the recovery rate standing at 96.66%. “Of a total of 4,91,72,531 laboratory samples tested thus far, 63,41,759 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 12.9%) have returned positive, with over 2.10 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.
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