Maharashtra on Friday recorded 15,817 new coronavirus cases – the highest daily count this year for the third consecutive day, reported PTI. The state’s tally is now at 22,82,191.
With 56 fatalities, the toll climbed to 52,723. Maharashtra has 1,10,485 active cases, the highest in the country. A total of 11,344 patients were discharged, taking the recovery tally to 21,17,744, which is 92.79% of total cases reported, according to NDTV.
In a statement, the government said that 5,42,693 people were in home quarantine and 4,884 people in institutional quarantine.
Meanwhile, Mumbai also registered the highest case count since mid-October with 1,646 infections. The city has been reporting over 1,000 cases for the last few days. On Friday, the coronavirus tally climbed to 3,40,290 and four deaths took the fatality count to 11,523 in the financial capital of India. The Covid-19 tally in the wider Mumbai division rose to 7,52,986 after it recorded 3,137 new cases. With 11…
