The Covid-19 curve went up sharply once again on Wednesday, as Maharashtra recorded an all-time high of 23,816 infections, while as many 325 more people succumbed to the pandemic in various parts of the state.
Surpassing the earlier peak of 23,350 recorded on September 6, Maharashtra logged 23,816 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number positive cases 943,772 to 9,67,349.
With 325 fresh deaths, the total number of deaths mounted from 27,407 to 27,787.
Of the total deaths, Mumbai accounted for 43 deaths, while as many as 1,988 infections reported in the metropolis.
With the fresh deaths, the total number of deaths in Mumbai have risen to 7985, while the total positive cases have jumped to 1,60,744.
Pune district with 2,12,563 infected cases continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra. The number of deaths in Pune increased from 4538 to 4584.
Thane district remained on the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – with 1,48,690 total cases, while the pandemic toll rose from 4008 to 4058
In a related development, as many as 13,906 patients were discharged from hospitals in the state after full recovery. As a result, the total number of patients discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year, touched 6,86,462.
The recovery rate stood at 70.96 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 2.87 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 2,52,734.
Out of 48,83,006 samples sent to laboratories, 9,67,349 have tested positive (19.81 per cent) for COVID-19 until Wednesday.
Currently, 16,11,280 people are in home quarantine while 37,644 people are in institutional quarantine.