The Covid-19 crisis in Maharashtra worsened further on Sunday, as the state logged a shockingly high 57,076 infections, while 222 more people succumbed to the pandemic in various parts of the state.
A day after the state recorded 49,447 infections and 277 deaths, the daily caseload crossed 50,000 mark to touch the highest record of 57,076 infections, ever since the pandemic broke out in March-April last year. However, the daily deaths dropped by 55 to touch a figure of 222.
With 57,076 fresh cases, the total infections in Maharashtra crossed 30 lakh mark, as total caseload climbed from 29,53,523 to 30,10,597 Similarly, with 222 new deaths, the total Covid-19 toll rose from 55,656 to 55,878.
As 27,508 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 went up to 25,22,823. The recovery rate in the state dropped from 84.49 per cent to 83.48 per cent.
Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state increased from 4,01,172 to 4,30,503. The fatality rate in the state dropped from 1.88 per cent to 1.86 per cent. There are a maximum of 81,317 “active” cases in Pune, followed by Mumbai (66,803) Nagpur (53,638) Thane (53,230), Nashik (31,737), Aurangabad (16,054), Jalgaon (8421), Amaravati (3444) and Akola (3522). With 25 fresh deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose from 11,727 to 11,754, while the infected cases went up further by an alarming 11,206 cases to trigger a jump in the infections from 4,41,475 to 4,42,681.
Pune district -- which continues to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra – on Friday saw the total number of cases increase from 5,64,286 to 5,76,758, while the total number of deaths in Pune rose from 8425 to 8434.
Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 3,54,846 to 3,61,654 while the total deaths climbed from 6111 to 6126.
Of the 2,05,40,111 samples sent to laboratories, 30,10,597 have tested positive (14.66 per cent) for COVID-19 until Sunday.
Currently, 22,05,899 people are in home quarantine while 19,711 people are in institutional quarantine.