Maharashtra tally crosses
4.40 lakh
with 9,509 cases
State records 260 more deaths; 9,926 patients recover
Maharashtra recorded 9,509
new COVID19 cases on Sunday, taking its total case tally
to 4,41,228. The State also reported 260 deaths, pushing
its death toll to 15,576.
Mumbai recorded 1,105
new cases, raising its case
load to 1,16,436, of which
21,394 are active cases. With
49 more deaths, the city’s
death toll has risen to 6,447.
The total recoveries in the
State has climbed to
2,76,809, with 9,926 patients
being discharged, while the
number of active cases has
dipped to 1,48,573, said State
Health Department officials.
“The State’s case fatality
rate has marginally dipped
to 3.53%, while its recovery
rate has risen to 62.74%,”
said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate.
Pune district reported a
surge of over 2,500 cases
and 51 fatalities as its tally
and toll rose to 94,911 and
2,226 respectively. The district administration, however, said the number of active
cases was less than 29,000.
In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thane district
reported 16 deaths to take its
toll to 1,078. With 499 new
cases, the district’s case tally
nudged the 35,000 mark.
VasaiVirar saw a spike, with
15 deaths taking the area’s
cumulative death toll to 310,
while 208 new cases took
the total case tally to 12,441.
KalyanDombivli reported
12 fatalities, pushing its
death count to 456, while
402 cases took its case load
to 23,347. Navi Mumbai recorded 400 new cases, taking its total cases to 17,819.
Eight deaths saw its cumulative toll climb to 461.
Satara district saw a spike
of 215 cases, taking its total
tally to 4,290, of which 1,689
are active cases. Six deaths
took the district’s toll to 150.
Solapur district in Pune
division reported 12 more fatalities, pushing its death toll
to 523. With 184 new cases,
the district’s total case tally
has climbed to 9,538, of
which 4,250 are active cases.
Nashik, a major hotbed in
north Maharashtra, reported
a spike of 390 cases as its
cumulative case load rose to
15,617, of which 5,547 are active. With eight more deaths,
the district’s death toll has
reached 483. Raigad reported 247 new cases as its total
tally touched 9,901. With five
more deaths, its cumulative
toll has now reached 242.
Dr. Awate said, “Till date,
of a total of 22,55,701 laboratory samples, 4,41,228
(19.56%) have tested positive. Nearly 61,000 samples
across the State were tested
in the last 24 hours.” He said
a total of 9,25,269 people
across the State are in home
quarantine, while 37,944 are
in institutional quarantine.
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