Maharashtra sees record surge of 773 deaths

State registers 66,836 new cases; highest recoveries in a day at 74,045

After more than a week of reporting daily spikes of over 60,000 cases, Maharashtra on Friday reported its highest single-day recoveries with 74,045 COVID-19 patients being discharged even as the State reported 66,836 new cases. The State also recorded its highest-ever fatality surge of 773 deaths to push the total toll to 63,252. As per the State Health Department, 360 of these occurred in the last 48 hours, while 224 patients died during the course of the past week. The State’s active case tally has dipped to 6,91,851. The total case tally has now reached 41,61,676, with over 2.78 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours, while the recoveries reached 34,04,792, with the recovery rate rising to 81.81%. The State’s case fatality rate has incrementally declined to 1.52%.