The Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra crossed 47,000 mark on Sunday, as the State recorded 85 fresh deaths, while the number of infections rose to 5,544.

A day after Maharashtra logged 75 deaths and 5965 infections, the number of deaths rose by 10, while the number of daily infections went up by 421.

With 85 fresh deaths, the total number in Maharashtra climbed 46,986 to 47071. Similarly, with 5544 new infections, the total infections jumped from  18,14,515. to 18,20,059.

As 4362 more people were discharged from various hospitals the number of people discharged from the hospitals on Sunday after full recovery since the second week of March this year went up to 16,80,926. The recovery rate in the state dropped marginally from 92.40 per cent to 92.36 per cent.

The Covid-19 toll in Mumbai climbed from  10,847 to 10,865, while the infected cases went up by 940 to trigger a jump in the total infections from  to 2,82,821.

Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state went up from 89,905 to 90,997. The fatality rate in the state stood at 2.59 per cent.

Pune district, which continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra, saw the total number of cases increase from 3,51,784 to 3,52,565, while the total number of deaths in Pune increased to 7418 to 7443.

Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 2,39,598  to 240323, while the total deaths climbed from  5303 to 5310.

Of the 1,08,04,422 samples sent to laboratories, 18,20,059 have tested positive (16.85 per cent) for COVID-19 until Sunday.

Currently, 5,26, 555 people are in home quarantine while 6,814 people are in institutional quarantine.