The Covid-19 situation continued to be very much under control in Maharashtra on Tuesday, as 3442 people tested positive for Coronavirus and 70 more people died of the pandemic in various parts of the state.
A day after Maharashtra recorded 2,969 infected and 60 fatalities, the number of infections went up by 473, while the deaths rose by 10 in the state.
With 3442 fresh infections, the total infections climbed from 18,83,365 to 18,86,807. Similarly, with 70 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra went up from 48269 to 48,339.
As 4,395 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 this year rose to 17,66,010. The recovery rate in the state rose marginally from 93.54 per cent to 93.60 per cent.
With seven new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai went up from 10,984 to 10991, while the infected cases went up by 521 to trigger a jump in the total infections from 2,91,113 to 2,91,634.
Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state dropped from 72,383 to 71,356. The fatality rate in the state stood at 2.56 per cent.
Pune district, which continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra, saw the total number of cases increase from 3,62,793 to 3,63,284, while the total number of deaths in Pune increased from 7631 to 7642.
Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 2,48,028 to 2,48,371, while the total deaths climbed from 5404 to 5408.
Of the 1,18,06,808 samples sent to laboratories, 18,86,807 have tested positive (15.98 per cent) for COVID-19 until Tuesday.
Currently, 5,24,059 people are in home quarantine while 4316 people are in institutional quarantine.