Maharashtra on Sunday crossed another milestone of 2.5 lakh in terms of Covid-19 infections as 7,827 more people tested positive for the pandemic, while 173 more deaths were reported from various parts of the State.
With the fresh 7,827 positive cases, the total number of infected cases rose to a staggering 2,54,427 in the state.
Simultaneously, the total number of deaths – which had crossed 10,000 mark on Saturday – went up to 10289 deaths.
Of the total 173 deaths, Thane accounted for 48 deaths and for the fourth time this month went past Mumbai in terms of fatalities.
In Mumbai, there were 44 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of deaths in the metropolis from 5,244 to 5,288 now, while the number of infected cases in the city shot up by 1,243 cases to touch 92,988.
In addition to 48 deaths recorded in Thane and 44 in Mumbai, there were 37 deaths in Pune, 8 each in Palghar and Nashik, 6 in Aurangabad, 3 each in Solapur, Nanded and Jalna, 2 each in Raigad, Dhule, Jalgaon, 1 each in Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Latur, Beed, Akola and Gondiya. In addition, one person from another state died in Maharashtra.
With 61869 infected cases and 1,646 deaths, Thane continued to be the second worst hit district in Maharashtra.
Pune, which has emerged as the third worst affected district in terms of spread of the pandemic, has recorded 39125 infections and 1097 deaths till now.
In a related development, the total number of patients discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year touched 1,40,325.
The recovery rate in the state stood at 55.15 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 4.04 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 1,03,516.
Out of 13,17,895 samples sent to laboratories, 2,54, 427 have tested positive (19.3 per cent) for Covid-19 until Sunday.
Currently, 6,86,150 people are in home quarantine while 47,801 people are in institutional quarantine.