Covid Cases in Maharashtra: 8,333 New Coronavirus Cases in Maharashtra, 48 Deaths | Mumbai News


MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported more than 8,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row on Friday, in addition to 48 deaths, a health department official said.
The number of cases in the state amounted to 21,38,154, while the death toll reached 52,041, he said.
Four cities – Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Amaravati – together accounted for 3,401 or 40 percent of the new cases.
On the other hand, 4,936 patients were discharged, bringing the recovery count to 20,17,303. The number of active cases stood at 67,608.
The city of Mumbai reported 1,035 new cases, bringing its count to 3,23,879; With three deaths, his death toll rose to 11,466.
The Mumbai division, Mumbai and the surrounding region, reported 1,879 cases, bringing its number of cases to 7,22,172. The death toll in the region now stands at 19,808, the official said.
With 1,690 new cases, the Pune division’s case count increased to 5,22,995. His death toll is 11,736. The city of Pune alone reported 765 new cases of Covid-19.
Akola’s Vidarbha division, which has been reporting a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases since February 14, reported 1,601 new cases. Its number of cases is 93,436, while 1,738 people in the region have succumbed to the viral infection so far.
Only the municipal corporation of Amaravati reported 720 new cases.
The Nagpur division reported 1,512 new cases, of which 881 are from Nagpur city alone.
Of the 48 deaths reported on Friday, 25 occurred in the past 48 hours, 17 in the past week and the remaining six were from the prior period, the official said.
Up to 85,932 tests were performed during the day, bringing the count of samples tested for coronavirus to 1,61,12,519.
Up to 2,688 people are in institutional quarantine in the state.
The Maharashtra Covid-19 figures are as follows: positive cases: 21,38,154, new cases: 8,333, death toll: 52,041, discharged: 20,17,303, active cases: 67,608, people screened so far: 1, 61,12,519.

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