Maharashtra sees record spike of 985 fatalities

63,309 new COVID-19 cases push active tally to 6,73,481; 61,181 patients discharged

Maharashtra reported an all-time high fatality spike of 985 deaths on Wednesday, pushing its total death toll to 67,214. Of these, 392 deaths occurred in the last 48 hours and 251 in the last week. A further 342 were from the period before the past one week, the State Health Department said. While another massive jump of 63,309 new COVID-19 cases was reported, the surge was nearly matched by the recoveries, with 61,181 patients being discharged. The State’s active case tally stands at 6,73,481.