Maharashtra records 6,686 new COVID-19 cases, 5,861 recoveries
The Hindu
State reports 158 deaths; spike of 284 infections in Mumbai
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 6,686 new COVID-19 cases as against 5,861 recoveries, pushing the active case tally to 63,004. With 158 deaths, the State’s death toll has risen to 1,34,730. The case fatality rate is now 2.11%. The total case tally has reached 63,82,076, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 61,75,010, with the recovery rate at 96.86%. “Of 5,05,45,552 laboratory samples tested, 63,82,076 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 12.63%) have returned positive, with over 2.19 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.
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