Maha reports 32 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally 143 as 28 recover

The recovery count increased by 28 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,88,353, leaving the state with an active caseload of 143.

Maharashtra on Friday reported 32 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,36,915, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,419, a health official said. The addition to the tally was a rise from the 18 recorded on Thursday, which also saw one death, he pointed out.

The recovery count increased by 28 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,88,353, leaving the state with an active caseload of 143, he said. The recovery rate in the state is 98.17 per cent, while 8,60,80,579 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far, including 11,816 in the last 24 hours, as per state health department data.

It also said, since December 24, a total of 8,090 of 3,54,436 international passengers who arrived at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur airports were subjected to RT-PCR tests to detect coronavirus, and 21 reports had returned positive.

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All the 21 samples have been sent for whole genome sequencing to find out the variant, he added.

The 21 patients comprise four from Mumbai, three from Pune, one each from Navi Mumbai, Amravati and Sangli, while three are from Gujarat, two from Kerala and one each from Goa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha and Telangana.

Maharashtra coronavirus figures for the day: Fresh cases: 32; Fatality; 0; Active cases: 143; Tests; 11,816.

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