Coronavirus | Maharashtra reports record single day spike of nearly 60,000 cases

Maharashtra’s case surge continued to skyrocket because the State posted its highest-ever single-day leap of 59,907 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with the energetic case tally quickly breaching the 5 lakh-mark to achieve 5,01,559.

The State additionally recorded an all-time fatality spike of 322 deaths (128 of which have been reported within the final 48 hours whereas the remaining have been from an precedent days) pushed the toll to 56,652.

Just 30,296 sufferers being discharged because the State’s restoration price dipped to 82.36%.

While the case tally has now reached 31,73,261, the cumulative recoveries stand at 26,13,627.

“Of the 2,11,48,736 laboratory samples tested thus far, 31,73,261 (with the average case positivity rising to 15%) have returned positive with over two lakh samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” stated State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate, including that the case fatality price had incrementally declined to 1.79%.

Pune district recorded one more staggering surge of greater than 11,000 cases to take its tally to six,07,032. As per the Health Department figures, 12 deaths have been reported because the toll rose to eight,486. As per district authorities, nevertheless, the energetic case tally has crossed 85,000 whereas the toll has crossed 10,300.

Mumbai reported 10,442 cases taking its tally to 4,83,042 of whom 83,185 are energetic. 24 fatalities took the town’s toll to 11,856.

All main civic our bodies within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) together with Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivli reported humungous spikes of greater than 1,500 cases.

Nagpur district in Vidarbha reported a whopping spike of greater than 5,700 cases as its tally reached 2,59,341 of whom 59,595 are energetic. As per the Health Department figures, the district reported 41 deaths to take its toll to 4,157.

Aurangabad in Marathwada reported a spike of greater than 1,700 cases to take its tally to 93,792 of whom 18,621 have been energetic. Four deaths took the toll to 1,445.

Nashik in north Maharashtra reported a giant spike of greater than 3,800 cases taking its tally to 2,05,963 of whom 33,575 are energetic whereas 14 deaths pushed its toll to 2,353.

Neighbouring Jalgaon reported nearly 1,200 cases and 9 deaths, taking its cases to 93,567 of whom 8,061 are energetic whereas its toll stayed at 1,625.

Dr. Awate knowledgeable that 24,78,530 individuals have been in residence quarantine and 21,212 in institutional quarantine services.