
Maharashtra sees dip in active cases
The Hindu
643 more fatalities recorded as death toll nears one lakh mark
Maharashtra reported 15,229 new COVID-19 cases against 25,617 recoveries on Thursday as the active case tally dipped further to 2,04,974. A total of 643 deaths were added to the State’s progressive death toll, of which 228 occurred during the last 48 hours and 79 occurred during the past week. As many as 336 fatalities have been added in the ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process, as per the State Health Department. The total death toll has now risen to 97,394, with the case fatality rate rising to 1.68%. The total cases have reached 57,91,413, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 54,86,206, with the recovery rate rising to 94.73%.
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