The daily Covid-19 deaths dropped further to 350 and the infections went up marginally to 8,535 in Maharashtra on Sunday, even as 6,013 patients were discharged after full recovery from various hospitals in the State.
A day after the State recorded 494 deaths and 8,296 infections, the daily death tally came down by 144, while the infections dropped by 239.
Of the 350 deaths reported on Sunday, 156 were current deaths, while there were 194 “previous and unaccounted deaths” which have been added to the total Covid-19 toll in the state, as part of the ongoing reconciliation exercise. With 350 deaths, the total Covid-19 deaths in the State climbed from 1,25,528 to 1,25,878. Similarly, with 8535 fresh infections, the total infections in the state climbed from 61,49,264 to 61,57,799.
As 6,013 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 increased from 59,06,466 to 59,12,479. The recovery rate in the State dropped from 96.05 per cent to 96.02 per cent.
The total “active cases” in the state rose from 1,14,000 to 1,16,165. The fatality rate in the state stood static at 2.04 per cent. Mumbai recorded 15 deaths and 558 infections. As a result, the Covid-19 toll in the metropolis increased from 15,586 to 15,612, while the infected cases in Mumbai went up from 7,27,136 to 7,27,694.
Pune with 19,034 active cases emerged as the first in the state in terms of maximum number of “active cases” in the state, while Thane with 16,626 stood second, followed by Kolhapur (13,157), Mumbai (11,423), Sangli (11,717) and Satara (8505).
Of the 4,40,10,550 samples sent to various laboratories across the state so far, 61,57,799 have tested positive (13.99 per cent) for Covid-19 until Sunday.
Currently, 5,96,279 people are in home quarantine while 4,672 people are in institutional quarantine.