Covid-19: Maharashtra adds a record of 18,105 cases; recoveries top 6 lakh | Mumbai News


MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported 18,105 new Covid-19 cases, the highest count in a single day so far, bringing its count to 8,43,844 on Thursday, a health department official said.
The state also reported 391 deaths, bringing the death count to 25,586, it said.
Maharashtra had reported 17,433 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (September 2), the highest one-day count before.
Additionally, 13,988 people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the number of recovered cases beyond the 6 lakh mark to 6,12,484, the official said.
The state currently has 2,05,428 active cases.
The city of Mumbai reported 1,526 new cases and 37 deaths, bringing its count to 1,50,095 and the figure to 7,764.
The number of active cases in Mumbai stood at 21,439, it added.
The city of Pune reported 1,873 cases along with 47 recent deaths, bringing its infection count to 1.06,428 and the death toll to 2,654, the official said.
The Covid-19 figures from Maharashtra are as follows: positive cases 8,43,844, new cases 18,105, deaths 25,586, recoveries 6,12,484, active cases 2,05,428, people evaluated so far 43,72,697.

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