More than double in a day…
On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 155 new Covid-19 cases, more than double the infections recorded the day earlier, while two people died due to the infection, said the Union Health Department.
As per the bulletin, the Pune administrative circle reported the highest of 75 new cases followed by 49 in the Mumbai circle, 13 in Nashik, eight in Nagpur, five in Kolhapur, two each in Aurangabad and Akola, and one in the Latur circle.
With the new addition in the last 24 hours, the state's overall tally reached 81,38,653 and the toll rose to 1,48,426.
On Monday, Maharashtra reported 61 Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities.
68 patients recovered from the viral infection in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery count to 79,89,565 and leaving the state with 662 active cases.
Of the 662 active coronavirus cases, the highest, 206 cases were detected in the Pune district, followed by 144 in Mumbai and 98 in Thane, among other districts.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra's Covid recovery rate stood at 98.17 per cent, while the case fatality rate was 1.82 per cent, the health department said.
India recorded 402 fresh Covid cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, while the active cases reached 3,903 in the country.
The total number of Covid cases in the country stood at 4,46,91,338.
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