The daily Covid-19 infections dropped further in Maharashtra by 1,135 cases to touch a tally of 41,327 cases on Sunday, even as eight Omicron cases were recorded, taking the total number of Covid-19 variant cases recorded in the state to 1738.
A day after it registered 42,452 cases, the daily infections dropped to 41,327, taking the total number of cases recorded from 71,70,483 to 72,11,810 As many as 29 Covid-19 deaths were reported from various parts of the state.
In Mumbai, the daily Coviod-19 infections dropped significantly by 2,766 cases – from 10,661 cases on Saturday to 7,895 cases on Sunday. With the latest tally of fresh cases, the total Covid-19 cases in Mumbai rose from 9,91,967 cases to 9,99,862 cases
As 40,327 Covid-19 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 2020 increased from 67,60,514. The recovery rate in the state rose from 94.28 per cent to 94.3 per centThe number of “active cases” in the state increased from 2,64,441 to68,00,900. The fatality rate in the state dropped from 1.97 per cent to 1.96 per cent.
Of the total recorded cases, Mumbai accounts for 60,371 active cases, while there are 64,259 active cases in Thane. There are 55,997 active cases in Pune, followed by Raigad (15,122), Palghar (10,904), Nagpur (9814) Nashik (8767), Satara (4573), Ahmednagar (4083) and Aurangabad (3106).
Of the 7,19,74,335 samples sent to various laboratories across the state so far, 72,11,810 have tested positive (10.02 per cent) for COVID-19 until SundayCurrently, 21,98,414 people are in home quarantine while 2921 people are in institutional quarantine.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra recorded eight Omicron cases taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,738.
The following is the break-up of a total 1367 Omicron case+s recorded in the state so far, Mumbai: 653, PMC-542, Pimpri-Chinchwad—113, Nagpur –90, Sangli –59, Thane –49,, Pune rural --46, Kolhapur-19, Panvel and Amarvati –18 each, Satara –14, Navi Mumbai-13, Osmanabad and Akola –11 each, Kalyan Dombivli —7, Buldhana and Vasai-Virar- 6 each, Bhiwandi-Nizampur and Aurangabad -5 each, Ahmednagar –4, Nanded, Ulhasnagar, Jalna, Gondia, Nashik and Latur--3 each, Gadchiroli, Nandurbar and Solapur—2 each and Jalna and Raigad—one each.
Of the total cases 932 patients have been discharged after a negative RT–PCR test.
In a related development, the authorities said the total number of passengers who arrived at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur airports since December 1 was 2,86,139 (43,787 from At-risk countries and rest 2,42,352 are from other countries), while passengers whose RT-PC tests have been done are 89,009 (43,787 are from high-risk countries and 45,222 are from other countries). Similarly, RT-PCR positive and samples sent for genomic sequencing was 1,184 (548 are from at-risk countries and 636 are from other countries). Additionally, field surveillance of all international passengers who have arrived since 1st November is underway.