Maharashtra records 48 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality; active tally at 274

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Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 48 new cases of coronavirus, taking the tally of infections to 81,37,824, an official from the state health department said.

The toll remained unchanged at 1,48,423, while the count of recoveries reached 79,89,127 after 32 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, he said.

With this, the state is left with 274 active cases. The recovery rate stood at 98.17 per cent and the fatality rate was 1.82 per cent, the official said.

At least 7,838 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of tests conducted so far to 8,64,60,274, he said.

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Of the latest infections, Mumbai reported 12, increasing its tally to 11,54,500, which includes 19,747 casualties, he said.

As per official data, Mumbai circle added 18 cases, followed by Pune with 15, Akola 10, Nashik and Latur two each and Nagpur one.

Maharashtra's COVID-19 figures: Fresh cases: 48, Total cases: 81,37,824, Fatalities: 1,48,423, Tests: 8,64,60,274.

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