The Covid 19–triggered deaths crossed 31,000 mark in Maharashtra on Thursday, as 468 more people succumbed to the pandemic, while 24,619 more people tested positive for Coronavirus in various parts of the state.

On a day when the total number of deaths in the state went up from 30,883 to 31,351, the total number of infections – with 24,619 fresh cases reported on Thursday – jumped from 11,21,221 to 11,45,840 cases.

Of the 468 fresh deaths reported on Thursday,  Pune accounted for a maximum of 53 deaths, while there were 43 deaths each in Mumbai and Sangli, 37 in Nagpur, 27 in Thane, 25 in Jalgaon, 21 in Kolhapur, 18 in Satara, 17 in Ahmednagar, 15 in Palghar, 14 in Nashik, 11 in Nanded and 10 deaths in Solapur.

Similarly, in the lower range, there were 9 deaths in Beed, 8 in Aurangabad, 7 each in Raigad, Latur and Osmanabad, 6 in Parbhani, 3 in Amravati, 2 each in Dhule, Ratnagiri, Yavatmal, Buldhana and Bhandara and one death each in Nandurbar, Sindhudurg, Jalna, Wardha and Gondia. In addition two persons from outside died in Maharashtra..

In a couple of highlights, the districts of Sangli, Nagpur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Satara, Ahmednagar and Palghar witnessed sharp spikes in deaths, while as many as six districts in the state recorded no-deaths.

With 43 deaths, Mumbai Covid-19 toll went up from 8,280 to to 8,323, while the infected cases rose by 2,411 to trigger a  jump in the total number of cases from 175,974 to 178,385.

Pune district with 2,49,513 infected cases continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra. The number of deaths in Pune increased from 4936 to 5059.

Thane district remained on the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – with 1,64, 957 total cases, while the pandemic toll rose from 4390 to 4417

In a related development, as many as 19,522 patients were discharged from hospitals in the state after full recovery. As a result, the total number of patients discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year went up to 8,12,354. The recovery rate stood at 70.90 per cent. The mortality rate in the state is 2.74 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 3,01,752

Out of 56,04,890 samples sent to laboratories, 11,45,840 have tested positive (20.44 per cent) for COVID-19 until  Thursday. Currently, 17,70,748 people are in home quarantine while 36,827 people are in institutional quarantine.