In a marginal increase in the Covid-19 infection and fatality tallies, as many as 3994 people tested positive for Coronavirus while 75 more people died of the pandemic in various parts of Maharashtra on Friday.
A day after it logged 3880 fresh Covid-19 infections and 65 deaths, Maharashtra witnessed 3994 new infected cases and 75 deaths.
With 3994 fresh infections, the total infections in the state climbed from 18,84,773 to 18,88.767. Similarly, with 75 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra rose from 48,499 to 48,574.
As 4467 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 17,78,722. The recovery rate in the state rose marginally from 94.14 per cent to 94.17 per cent.
With 10 new deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai came down from 11,013 to 10907 because of reconciliation of death figures, while the infected cases went up by 642 to trigger a jump in the infections from 2,84,990 to 2,85,632.
Meanwhile, the number of “active cases” total cases in the state dropped from 60,905 to 60,352. 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 3,65,101 to 3,65,652, while the total number of deaths in Pune increased from 7654 to 7667.
Thane district remained in the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – after the total number of infections rose from 2,48,979 to 2,49,436 while the total deaths climbed from 5424 to 5475.
Of the 1,19,96,624 samples sent to laboratories, 18,88,767 have tested positive (15.74 per cent) for COVID-19 until Friday.
Currently, 5,03,886 people are in home quarantine while 4168 people are in institutional quarantine.