Thane records one new Covid-19 case, active tally at six

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 test. File Pic

The Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra's Thane district increased by one and reached 7,47,454, while the death toll stood unchanged at 11,969, a health official told news agency PTI on Saturday.

So far, 7,36,247 persons have recovered from the infection, the official said.

There are six active cases in the district at present, he added.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Friday recorded 11 fresh coronavirus cases, while no new death linked to the infection was registered in the state, said the health department.

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With this, the state's overall Covid-19 tally rose to 81,37,264 while the toll remained unchanged at 1,48,421, said a health department bulletin.

The state's coronavirus recovery rate stood at 98.18 per cent, while the case fatality rate was 1.82 per cent.

The bulletin said 13 patients recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 79,88,762 and leaving the state with 81 active cases.

It said 8,379 tests were conducted in the state in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 8,63,33,821.

(With inputs from PTI)