The highest single-day case increase in Maharashtra was on August 26.
Bombay:
Maharashtra reported a single-day, highest peak of 16,867 coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing its number of cases to 7.64,281, the state’s health department said.
With 328 new deaths, the number of deaths from the pandemic has reached 24,103, he said in a statement.
The highest one-day increase in the number of patients was 14,888 on August 26.
There are 1,85,131 active cases. 11,541 patients were discharged during the day, bringing the total recoveries to 5.54,711.
In the state capital, Mumbai, 1,432 new cases and 31 deaths have been reported. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the city has risen to 1.43,389 and the number of deaths to 7,596. The number of active cases in Mumbai is 19,971.
The city of Pune has reported 1,972 new cases and 32 deaths. The total number of cases in the city of Pune is 98,573 and the number of deaths is 2,507.
So far, 40.12,059 tests have been performed in the state.
13 12,059 people are in home quarantine in Maharashtra while 35,524 are in institutional quarantine.
Of the 328 deaths reported in Maharashtra on Saturday, 255 deaths took place in the past 48 hours and 37 deaths occurred in the past week.
The remaining 36 deaths had occurred before last week but were reported on Saturday, the health department said.
The Thane division, which also includes the city of Mumbai, has reported 3,805 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 3.27,462 while 12,692 people have died in the region so far.
To date, Nashik Division has reported 93,119 cases and 2,253 deaths. The number of cases in Pune Division is 2,01,280 while the number of deaths stands at 5,102.
Kolhapur Division reported 37,846 cases and 1,158 deaths. Aurangabad Division reported 30,720 cases and 896 deaths. The Latur division reported 24,432 cases and 743 deaths. Akola Division reported 16,716 cases and 447 deaths and Nagpur Division reported 31,994 cases and 742 deaths.
No less than 712 people from other states have been treated in Maharashtra, of whom 70 have died.
Maharashtra’s COVID-19 figures are as follows:
Positive cases 7,64,281, new cases 16,867, deaths 24,103, recoveries 5,54,711, active cases 1,85,131 and people tested so far 40,12,059.
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