In a drop in the number of Covid-19 infections and fatalities, Maharashtra recorded 3,509 infected cases and 58 deaths on Thursday, even as 3,612 people were discharged from various hospitals in various parts of the state after full recovery.
A day after the state logged 3537 infections and 70 deaths, the infected cases dropped marginally to 3509, while deaths came down to 50.
With 3612 fresh infections, the total infections in the state climbed from 19,28,603 to 19,32,112. Similarly, with 58 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in the state from 49.463 to 49,521.
As 3612 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 went up to 18,28,546. The recovery rate in the state rose marginally from 94.62 per cent to 94.64 per cent.
With 9 new deaths, the total number of deaths went up from 11,107 to 11,116, while the infected cases rose by 714 to trigger a jump in the total infections from 2,92,722 to 2,93,436.
Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state dropped from 53,066 to 52,902. 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 3,72,103 to 3,72,655, while the total number of deaths in Pune rose from 7760 to 7767.
Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 2,54,074 to 2,54,457, while the total deaths climbed from 5573 to 5577. Of the 1,27,47,633 samples sent to laboratories, 19,32,112 have tested positive (15.16 per cent) for COVID-19 until Thursday.
Currently, 2,81,303 people are in home quarantine while 3,578 people are in institutional quarantine.