Maharashtra witnessed a major spike in Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday, as 245 fresh deaths were reported taking the total number of deaths 7,855, while 4,878 people tested positive for the pandemic in various parts of the State.
With the 4878 fresh positive cases, the total number of infected cases rose to 1,74,761 in the state.
Of the 245 deaths reported, 95 occurred in the last 48 hours and 150 deaths are from the previous period.
Of the total deaths, Mumbai accounted for 93 deaths, while there were 85 in Thane, 17 in Aurangabad, 12 in Pune, 8 in Solapur, 7 each in Palghar and Raigad, 6 in Jalgaon, 4 in Nashik, 3 in Akola and one each in Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Latur.
With 90911 patients having been discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year, the recovery rate in the state stood at 52.02 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 4.49 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 75,979.
Of the total 245 deaths, Mumbai accounted for 123 deaths – comprising 66 deaths that occurred during the last 48 hours and remaining 57 from the previous period.
With the 93 deaths, the total number of deaths in Mumbai mounted to 4556, while – with 893 fresh infections –the total infected cases jumped from Monday’s 76765 to 77658.
With 37,630 cases and 956 fatalities, Thane has emerged as the second worst-hit district after Mumbai in the state.
Pune has emerged as the third pandemic affected district with 22,327 patients and 752 deaths till now.
On the testing front, 1,74,761 samples (18.07 per cent) out of 9,66,723 samples sent to laboratories, have tested positive for COVID-19 until Tuesday
Currently, 5,78,033 people are in home quarantine while 38,866 people are in institutional quarantine.