Maharashtra records 5,988 recoveries, 3,626 new cases

State’s active case tally drops below 50,000

Amid worrying signs of a spike, Maharashtra reported a robust 5,988 recoveries on Monday against a surge of 3,626 COVID-19 cases as the active case tally dipped below the 50,000-mark to reach 47,695. The State reported its lowest fatality surge in more than 45 days, reporting 37 deaths to take the total toll to 1,37,811. The case fatality rate remains at 2.12%. However, the low case surge must be viewed in the context of lower samples tested — less than 1.50 lakh as compared with the daily average of over 2.10 lakh. Total cases have reached 64,89,800, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 63,00,755, with the recovery rate rising incrementally to 97.09%. “Of a total of 5,49,99,475 laboratory samples tested thus far, 64,89,800 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 11.8%) have returned positive, with more than 1.45 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.