The Covid-19 infections plunged below 3000-mark in Maharashtra on Monday, as 2,969 people tested positive for Corornavirus and 60 more people died of pandemic in various parts of the state.
A day after Maharashtra logged 3717 infected cases and 70 deaths, the infections came down by 748 and deaths dropped by 10 in the state.
With 2969 fresh infections, the total infections climbed from 18,80,416 to 18,83,365. Similarly, with 60 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra went up from 48,209 to 48269.
As 4,610 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 17,61,615. The recovery rate in the state rose marginally from 93.44 per cent to 93.54 per cent.
With seven new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai went up from 10,977 to 10,984, while the infected cases went up by 447 to trigger a jump in the total infections from 2,90,636 to 2,91,113.
Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state dropped from 74,104 to 72,383. The fatality rate in the state dropped from 2.57 per cent to 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 3,62,312 to 3,62,793, while the total number of deaths in Pune increased from 7626 to 7631.
Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 2,47,645 to 2,48,028 while the total deaths climbed from 5399 to 5404.
Of the 1,17,48,362 samples sent to laboratories, 18,83,365 have tested positive (16.03 per cent) for COVID-19 until Monday.
Currently, 5,04,406 people are in home quarantine while 4335 people are in institutional quarantine.