The daily Covid-19 deaths dropped further to 157 and infections dipped to 6,479 in Maharashtra on Sunday, even as 4,110 patients were discharged after full recovery from various parts of the State.
A day after the State logged 225 deaths and 6959 infections, the deaths dropped by 68 and infections came down by 480. With 157 fatalities reported on Sunday, the total number of deaths in the State increased from 1,32,791 to 1.32,948, while the infections— with 6,479 new cases – climbed from 62,96,756 to 63,03,715.
As 4,110 patients were discharged from the hospitals across the State after full recovery, the total number of people discharged from the hospitals since the second week of March last year increased from 60,90,786 to 60,94,896. The recovery rate in the State dropped 96.62 per cent 96.59 per cent.
The total “active cases” in the State rose from 76,755 to 78,962. The fatality rate in the state stood static at 2.1 per cent
Pune with 15,680 active cases emerged as the first in the state in terms of maximum number of “active cases” in the State, while Satara with 8,153 cases stood second, followed by Sangli (7,546),Thane (6269), Kolhapur (5970), Mumbai (5464) and Solapur (4,936). Of the 4,81,85,350 samples sent to various laboratories across the state so far, 63,10,194 have tested positive (13.1 per cent) for Covid-19 until Sunday.
Currently, 4,67,980 people are in home quarantine while 3,117 people are in institutional quarantine.