In a major spike in infections, Maharashtra on Wednesday logged an all-time high of 17,433 new infected cases, while 292 more people succumbed to the pandemic in various parts of the state.
In a development that put the state health machinery in a spot of bother, Maharashtra notched a record of sorts by recording 17,433 cases, surpassing the highest-ever daily infection tally of 16,867 recorded on August 29.
With fresh infections, the total number of infections jumped from Tuesday’s figure of 8,08,306 to 8,25,739.
With fresh deaths, the total number of deaths in the state crossed 25,000 mark to touch 25,195.
Of the 292 deaths reported on Wednesday, Pune topped the list with 39 deaths, while there were 38 in Nagpur, 34 in Mumbai, 21 in Thane, 20 each in Nashik and Kolhapur, 15 each in Jalgaon, Sangli and Palghar, 13 in Solapur and 11 in Raigad.
Similarly, on the lower side, there were 7 deaths in Latur, 6 each in Satara and Osmanabad, 5 in Ahmednagar, 4 in Gondia, 3 each in Nandurbar, Amravati and Yavatmal, 2 each in Dhule, Ratnagiri and Jalna and one death each in Aurangabad, Hingoli, Parbhani, Beed, Nanded, Buldhana and Bhandara. In addition, one person from another state died in Maharashtra.The districts like Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Sangli and Palghar witnessed big spikes, while as many as six districts witnessed zero deaths.
With 34 fresh deaths, Mumbai’s Covid-19 toll rose from 7,693 to 7,727, while the infections increased by an alarming 1,622 to touch 148,569.
Pune district with 1,82,212 infected cases continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra. The number of deaths in Pune increased from 4121 to 4160.
Thane district remained on the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – with 1,35,604 total cases, while the pandemic toll rose from 3840 to 3861.
In a related development, as many as 13,959 patients were discharged from hospitals in the state after full recovery, taking the total number of patients discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year inched closer to 6 lakh figure to touch 5,98,496. The recovery rate stood at 72.48 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 3.05 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 2,01,703.
Out of 42,84,000 samples sent to laboratories, 8,25,739 have tested positive (19.27 per cent) for COVID-19 until Wednesday.
Currently, 14,04,213 people are in home quarantine while 36,785 people are in institutional quarantine.