Maharashtra witnessed a marked drop in the Covid-19 infections and fatalities on Monday, as the State logged 10,219 fresh cases and 340 deaths.
A day after the state recorded 12,557 infections and 618 deaths, the infections dropped by 2,338, while the deaths came down by 278.
Of the 340 deaths recorded on Monday, 154 were recent ones, while the remaining 186 were old and unaccounted deaths. With 340 reported deaths, the total number of deaths 1,00,130 to 1,00,470. Similarly, with 10,219 fresh infections, the total number of cases climbed from 58,31,781 to 58,42,000.
As 21,081 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 55,43,267 to 55,64,348. The recovery rate in the state rose from 95.05 per cent to 95.25 per cent.
The total “active cases” in the state dropped 1,85,527 to 1,74,320. The fatality rate in the state stood static at 1.72 per cent.
Mumbai logged 28 deaths and 730 infections. As a consequence, the Covid-19 toll in the metropolis increased from 14,971 to 14,999, while the infected cases went up from 7,10,643 to 7,11,373.
Pune with 19,645 cases continued to be remain first in terms of maximum number of “active cases” in the state, while Kolhapur with 18,520 “active cases” stood second, followed by Mumbai (17,591), Thane (16,655), Satara (13602), Sangli (10,713), Nagpur (7970), Ahmednagar (6061), Sindhudurg (6035), Ratnagiri (6037), Nashik (5326), Solapur (5072), Raigad (4755) and Beed (4022).
Of the 3,66,96,139 samples sent to various laboratories across the state so far, 58,42,000 have tested positive (15.92 per cent) for COVID-19 until Monday.
Currently, 12,47,033 people are in home quarantine while 6232 people are in institutional quarantine.