Maharashtra records 319 Covid-19 cases, two deaths

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Maharashtra reported 319 new Covid-19 cases and two infection-related deaths on Saturday, the state health department said, according to the PTI. The fresh cases took the tally in the state to 81,31,458 and death toll to 1,48,385.

On Friday, the state had reported 273 new cases and a single fatality.

Among new cases, the highest 216 were reported from Mumbai circle, followed by Pune (62 cases), Nagpur (10), Akola(9), Nashik (8), Kolhapur (7), Latur (4) and Aurangabad (3).

Both the fatalities were reported from the Mumbai circle. One death was reported in Thane city while another death was reported in Vasai-Virar area.

The number of Covid-19 patients who have recovered in the state so far rose to 79,81,541 with 406 patients recovering since previous evening.

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Maharashtra has now 1,532 active Covid-19 cases including the highest 561 in Mumbai, followed by 307 and 294 active cases in Pune and Thane districts, respectively.

Recovery rate in the state is 98.16 per cent and case fatality rate is 1.82 per cent.

With 14,162 new coronavirus tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the number of samples tested so far in Maharashtra rose to 8,52,27,694.

Coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Positive cases 81,31,458; fresh cases 319; death toll 1,48,385; total recoveries 79,81,541; active cases 1,532; total tests 8,52,27,694.

(with PTI Inputs)