Over 60,000 recoveries in Maharashtra
The Hindu
State records 48,401 new cases, 572 more deaths; active case tally dips to 6.15 lakh
Maharashtra continued its recovery spree on Sunday with 60,226 patients being discharged as opposed to 48,401 COVID-19 new cases. The State’s active case tally has now dipped to 6,15,783. A spike of 572 deaths — of which 310 occurred over the last 48 hours — pushed the total death toll to 75,849. The ‘reconciled’ figures, as per the State Health Department, included 126 deaths during the last week and the remaining 136 from an earlier period. The total case tally has reached 51,01,737, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 44,07,818, with the recovery rate rising to 86.4%. The case fatality rate has declined to 1.49%. Pune district reported over 7,300 new cases to take its tally to 9,26,124. As per State Health Department figures, 25 deaths were reported as the total death toll rose to 10,049. As per district authorities, the active case tally has risen to 1,00,118, while the total death toll has surged past 14,500.
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