COVID-19 recoveries outpaced fresh cases by a healthy margin on Thursday, with as many as 8,066 more patients being discharged across Maharashtra as opposed to 5,182 new cases. The total case tally now stands at 18,37,358, with the number of active cases dropping to 85,535.
The cumulative recoveries have crossed the 17 lakh mark to reach 17,03,274, with the State’s recovery rate rising to 92.7%. As many as 115 deaths were reported, taking the toll to 47,472.
“Of a total of 1,10,59,305 laboratory samples tested thus far, 18,37,358 (case positivity rate of 16.61%) have returned positive, with nearly 70,000 samples being tested in the last 24 hours,” said State Surveillance Officer Dr. Pradeep Awate, adding that the State’s case fatality rate stands at 2.58%.
878 cases in Mumbai
Pune district reported more than 750 new cases to take its total case tally to 3,55,698, while 13 deaths saw its total death toll reach 7,507. As per district administration figures, the active case…