Maharashtra’s spurt in fresh COVID-19 cases continued unabated, with 26,538 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state as the active case count rose to 87,505.
However, the death toll remained low, taking the cumulative death toll to 1,41,581 with eight deaths. 5,331 have been reported cured in the last 24 hours.
All 144 new infections were reported from the Omicron version today, of which 100 were from Mumbai. The state’s Omicron tally now stands at 797, of which 330 have been discharged so far.
At a new one-day high, Mumbai recorded 15,014 COVID-19 cases, taking the city’s active case tally to 61,923. The three deaths took the total death toll to 16,384.
Pune district reported over 2,800 cases, of which over 1,800 were from Pune city alone, and a single death was reported. The district currently has over 5,500 active cases.
Thane district reported over 2,200 cases but no deaths.
Health department officials said the state’s recovery rate has risen to 96.55%. The case positivity rate is 9.68% while the total recoveries currently stand at 65,24,247.
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