Number of samples tested lower than daily average; active tally goes below 1.25 lakh
A robust 13,758 recoveries were reported across Maharashtra on Monday as against a surge of 6,270 new COVID-19 cases with the State’s active cases dipping below 1.25 lakh to reach 1,24,398.
A total of 352 deaths were added to the State’s progressive fatality toll of which 258 were part of the Health Department’s ongoing ‘reconciliation’ process. As many as 77 deaths occurred in the last 48 hours and a further 17 were from the past week.
The State’s total death toll has climbed to 1,18,313 with the State’s case fatality rate rising to 1.98%.
The low case surge and fatalities must be viewed in the context of the lower number of samples tested — 1.55 lakh — in the last 24 hours as opposed to the daily average of more than 2.30 lakh.
The State’s total cases have touched 59,79,051 while its cumulative recoveries have gone up to 57,33,215 with the recovery rate standing at…