After touching an all-time record of 7074 Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday, the number of infected cases came down further in Maharashtra to 5,368 on Monday, even as 204 more people died of Coronavirus in various parts of the state.
After the number of infections had virtually peaked to touch 7074 forty eight hours, the state has witnessed a steady decline in the number of positive cases. While the number of cases had slid to 6555 and the figure dropped further to 5368.
With the 5368 fresh infections, the total number of infected cases jumped to 2,11,987.
As the infections touched 2,11,987 cases. Maharashtra on Monday overtook Turkey which ranks 14 on the Worldometer (205,758 cases). Earlier on Sunday, Maharashtra had surpassed Germany (197,651 cases).
Similarly, with 151 new deaths and infections, the total number of deaths crossed 9000 mark to touch 9026.
Of the total 204 fatalities declared today, Thane accounted for 57 deaths, while Mumbai witnessed 39 deaths.
There has been a steady decline in the number of deaths in Mumbai. The number has come down two digits during the last few days. With the fresh 39 deaths, the total number of deaths in Mumbai mounted to 4,938 on Monday, while the number of infected cases has risen by 1,200 cases to touch 85,724.
Apart from 57 deaths recorded in Thane and 39 in Mumbai, there were 17 deaths each in Pune and Nashik, 16 deaths in Jalgaon, 14 in Palghar, seven each in Solapur and Aurangabad, five each in Dhule and Jalna, four each in Satara and Raigad, three in Akola, two in Latur, one each in Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Amravati, Nanded, and Osmanabad.
With 49,485 positive cases and 1,327 deaths, Thane has emerged as the second worst-hit district after Mumbai in the state.
With 28,966 patients and 889 deaths, Pune district stands third in terms of infections and fatalities.
Meanwhile, the total number of patients discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year touched 1, 15,262. The recovery rate in the state stood at 54.37 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 4.26 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 87,681.
Out of 11,35,447 samples sent to laboratories, 2,11,987 have tested positive (18.57%) for COVID-19 until Monday. Currently, 6,15,265 people are in home quarantine while 46355 people are in institutional quarantine.