Maharashtra sees sharp dip in recoveries
The Hindu
State’s active case tally crosses 51,000
Maharashtra witnessed a sharp dip in recoveries on Friday with just 3,301 patients being discharged as against 4,654 new COVID-19 cases. The active case tally has now climbed for the fourth consecutive day to reach 51,574. As many as 170 deaths pushed the total toll to 1,36,900, with the case fatality rate rising to 2.12%. The total cases have reached 64,47,442, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 62,55,451, with the recovery rate at 97.02%. “Of a total of 5,32,56,024 laboratory samples tested thus far, 64,42,788 (with the average case positivity falling incrementally to 12.11%) have returned positive, with more than 2.08 lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.
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