Maharashtra Reports 39,544 Cases, 227 Deaths In 24 Hours

On Wednesday, Maharashtra reported the deaths of 227 patients. This one-day fatality count is the highest for the state since October last year.

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported as many as 39,544 new coronavirus cases, its second-highest single-day rise in infection tally since the pandemic began, a health official said. With this, the state's cumulative caseload mounted to 28,12,980. Just three days back - on March 28 - the state had recorded 40,414 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest surge in cases in a day so far. On March 22, the state had crossed the 25 lakh cases mark, while it went past the 27 lakh-mark on March 28.