In a drop in the infected cases and fatalities in Maharashtra, as many as 3717 people tested positive for the Covid-19, while 70 people died of the pandemic in various parts of the state.
A day after the state recorded new 4259 infected cases and 80 deaths, the infection tally came down by 542 to touch a daily tally of 3717, while the deaths dropped from 80 to 70.
With 3717 fresh infections, the total infected cases climbed from 18,76,699 to 18,80,416. Similarly, with 70 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra rose from 48,139 to 48,209.
As 3083 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 17,57,005. The recovery rate in the state dropped marginally from 93.46 per cent to 93.44 per cent.
With 12 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai went up from 10,965 to 10,977, while the infected cases went up by 606 to trigger a jump in the total infections from 2,90,030 to 2,90,636.
Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state rose from 73,542 to 74,104. The fatality rate in the state stood at 2.57 per cent.
Pune district, which continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra, saw the total number of cases increase from 3,61,674 to 3,62,312, while the total number of deaths in Pune increased from 7619 to 7626.
Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 2,47,212 to 2,47,645, while the total deaths climbed from 5396 to 5399.
Of the 1,17,02,457 samples sent to laboratories, 18,80,416 have tested positive (16.07 per cent) for COVID-19 until Sunday. Currently, 5,12,587 people are in home quarantine while 4403 people are in institutional quarantine.