As the Covid-19 crisis worsened in the State on Sunday, Maharashtra recorded the highest-ever 503 Covid-19 triggered deaths and an all time-high of 68,631 infections.
A day after the State logged an all-time high of 67,123 infections and second highest-ever daily Covid toll of 419, the situation deteriorated further in Maharashtra as the state witnessed record number of deaths and infections in the state.
With 503 deaths reported on Sunday, the state notched a highest-ever toll ever since the pandemic broke out in the state in March-April last year. The State had earlier recorded the highest toll (424) on October 2, 2020.
Similarly, with 68,631 infections, the state surpassed the highest-ever daily caseload of 67,123 recorded on Saturday.
With 403 new deaths and 68,631 infections, the total number of deaths in the state climbed to 60,473, while the total number of infections in the state rose from 37,70,707 to 38,39,338.
As 45,654 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 last year went up to 31,06,828. The recovery rate in the state for the first time in several days dropped from 81.18 per cent to 80.92 per cent. The total “active cases” total cases in the state rose from 6,47,933 to 6,70,388. The fatality rate in the state dropped from 1.59 per cent to 1.58 per cent.
With 53 fresh deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose from 12,301 to 12,354, while the infected cases went up by 8468 to trigger a jump in the infections from 5,71,018 to 5,79,486. While Pune accounted for a maximum 1,22,486 “active cases” in the state, Thane stood second with 86,732.