Maharashtra Covid-19 infections breached 12 lakh mark on Sunday, as 20598 more people tested positive for the pandemic, while 455 more people died of Coronavirus in various parts of the state.
On a day when a record 26,408 people were discharged from various hospitals in the state after fully recovery, Maharashtra crossed a grim milestone of 12 lakh as the total infections – with 20,598 fresh cases reported on Sunday – jumped from 11,88,015 to 12,08,642.
Similarly, with 455 more deaths, the Covid-19 toll in the state mounted from 32,216 to 32,671.
In what came as some relief, the state witnessed a record for the third consecutive day, as 26,408 people --- more the record recoveries of 22,078 and 23,501 recorded on Friday and Saturday respectively – were discharged from various hospitals on Sunday after full recovery.
Among those discharged from the hospitals was a 106-year old great-grandmother.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope, Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray and others welcomed the discharge of the 106-year-old woman as her victory over the virus as she was wheeled out of Savlaram Hospital at Dombivali in the neighbouring Thane district.
With the latest number of recoveries, the total number of patients discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year went up to 8,84,341. The recovery rate rose to 73.17 per cent. The mortality rate in the state stood at 2.7 per cent. The state health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the state at 2,91,238.
Of the total 455 deaths reported on Sunday, Pune accounted for a maximum of 76 deaths, while there were 54 deaths in Nagpur, 44 in Mumbai, 43 in Thane, 22 in Ratnagiri, 21 each in Dhule and Aurangabad, 18 in Latur, 17 in Osmanabad, 16 each in Ahmednagar and Sangli, 14 in Satara, 13 in Nashik, 12 in Jalgaon and 11 deaths in Kolhapur.
In the lower range, there were 9 deaths in Bhandara, 8 in Raigad, 6 each in Solapur and Beed, 5 in Amravati, 4 in Palghar, 3 each in Nanded and Gadchiroli, 2 each in Parbhani and Chandrapur and one death each in Jalna, Hingoli, Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Washim, Wardha and Gondia. In addition, one person from outside the state died in Maharashtra.
With 44 deaths, Mumbai’s Covid-19 toll rose from 8,425 to 8,469 while the infected cases increased by 2,209 to trigger a jump of the total cases from 182,203 to 184,439.
Pune district with 2,61,135 infected cases continued to be the worst-affected city-district in Maharashtra. The number of deaths in Pune increased from 5188 to 5264.
Thane district remained on the third spot --after Pune and Mumbai – with 1,70,669 total cases, while the pandemic toll rose from 4486 to 4529.
Out of 58,72,241 samples sent to laboratories, 12,08,642 have tested positive (20.58 per cent) for COVID-19 until Sunday.
Currently, 18,49,217 people are in home quarantine while 35,644 people are in institutional quarantine.
