The total number of Covid-19 infections breached 3 lakh mark in Maharashtra on Saturday, as the infected cases in the state crossed 8,000 mark for the third consecutive day to touch 8,348, while the deaths dropped from 258 to 144 during the last 24 hours.
In another milestone, the total number of infected cases crossed 1 lakh in Mumbai where as many as 1,199 positive cases were reported on Saturday, to touch the final tally of 1,00,350.
After recording 8641 and 8,308 Covid-19 infections on Thursday and Friday respectively, Maharashtra witnessed 8,348 infected cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to a staggering 3,00,937.
With 144 fresh fatalities, the total number of deaths in various parts of the state mounted to 11,596 on Saturday evening.
Of the 144 total deaths, Mumbai accounted for 65 deaths, which took the total number of deaths in the metropolis from 5,585 to 5,650.
In addition to 65 deaths in Mumbai, there were 32 deaths in Pune, 12 in Thane, 8 in Palghar, 5 each in Solapur and Ratnagiri, 4 each in Nashik and Aurangabad, 2 each in Amravati and Buldhana, 1 each in Raigad, Dhule, Jalgaon, Latur and Osmanabad.
With 73,289 infected cases and 1,976 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 51,575 infections and 1,314 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 1,65,663. The recovery rate in the state stood at 55.05 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 3.85 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the State at 1,23,377.
Out of 15,22,884 samples sent to laboratories, 3,00,937 have tested positive (19.76 per cent) for Covid-19 until Saturday.
Currently, 7,40,884 people are in home quarantine while 45,552 people are in institutional quarantine.