Furthermore, this is the fifth day in a row that Maharashtra has reported a record number of cases in a single day.
The second largest increase was recorded on Saturday with more than 20,000 new cases emerging in the 24-hour period.
With 23,350 patients testing positive on Sunday, Maharashtra’s overall positive virus count has reached 9,07,212, according to the state’s health bulletin.
Along with that, the state also reported 328 recent deaths, increasing the death count to 26,604, it added.
In addition, 10,801 people were discharged from the state today, bringing the number of recovered cases to 6,44,400, the official said.
Maharashtra currently has 2,35,857 active cases.
The city of Mumbai reported 1,910 new cases and 37 deaths, bringing its count to 1,55,622 and the number to 7,866, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated.
These cases comprise 1,23,478 recoveries so far, including 911 patients recovering today and 23,930 active cases, the civic body said.
6 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today, bringing the total number of cases to 2,819, including 97 active cases and 2,452 discharges, BMC said.
Additionally, the COVID-19 count in Nashik reached 43,690 after 1,174 people were detected with the infection on Sunday, while 12 deaths rose to 933, an official said.
Of the deaths, eight are from Nashik City and one from Malegaon, he said.
The city of Nashik accounts for 30,053 of the total cases, followed by 10,562 from other parts of the district, 2,831 from Malegaon and 244 from outside the district, the official said.
Maharashtra, the worst state in the country in terms of Covid-19 cases and recorded deaths, reported the fastest growing is coronavirus infection in August, recording more than 3.70 lakh of cases, a senior state health official said.
According to data from the Maharashtra health department, the state reported 3,76,587 cases of COVID-19 last month, 2,41,820 cases in July and 1,04,748 cases in June.
“On August 1, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state was 4,31,719, which jumped to 8,08,306 on September 1. This is probably the fastest growth in cases in the state since January.” said the health official. .
One reason for the growth in the number of positive cases is the increase in the number of tests, he said, adding that last month, the state conducted 20,16,809 tests.
“The number of tests performed through August 1 was 21,94,943, which increased to 42,11,752 on September 1. The state is conducting aggressive tests that are helping to detect infected people,” the official said.
The official reported that the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths is continuously increasing in the state.
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