In a relief to the health authorities in Maharashtra, the daily Covid-19 infections dropped further by more than 10,000 cases to touch a tally of 31,111 cases on Monday, even as 122 Omicron cases were recorded,  taking the total number of Covid-19 variant cases recorded in the State to 1860.

A day after Maharashtra registered 41,327, the daily infections dropped to 31,111 taking the total number of cases recorded from 72,11,810 cases to 72,42,921 cases. As many as 24 Covid-19 deaths were reported from various parts of the state. 

In Mumbai, the daily Coviod-19 infections dropped significantly by 1939 cases – from 7,895 cases on Sunday to 6,956 cases on Monday. With the latest tally of fresh cases, the total Covid-19 cases in Mumbai  crossed the 10 lakh mark from 9,99,862 cases to 10, 05,818 cases.

As 29,092 Covid-19 patients were discharged from the hospitals across the state after full recovery, the total number of people discharged from the hospitals since the second week of March 2020 increased from 68,00,900 to 68, 29,992. The recovery rate in the state stood static at 94.3 per cent

The number of “active cases” in the state increased from 2,65,346 to 2,67,334. The fatality rate in the state dropped from 1.96 per cent to 1.95 per cent.

Of the total recorded cases, Mumbai accounts for 50,757  active cases, while there are 63,199 active cases in Thane.  There are 60,686 active cases in Pune, followed by Raigad  (15,820), Palghar (10,240),  Nagpur (11177) Nashik (10,414), Satara (5283), Ahmednagar (4738) and Aurangabad (3528).

Of the 7,21,24,824  samples sent to various laboratories across the state so far, 72,42,921 have tested positive (10.04 per cent) for COVID-19 until Monday.

Currently, 22,64,217 people are in home quarantine while 2994 people are in institutional quarantine.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra recorded 122 Omicron cases taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,860. 

The following is the break-up of a  total 1860 Omicron case+s recorded in the state so far, Mumbai: 656, PMC-5882, Pimpri-Chinchwad—114, Nagpur –116, Sangli –59, Mira Bhayandar-52,  Thane –50, Pune rural --46, Kolhapur and Aurangabad -19 each, Panvel –19,  Satara –14, Navi Mumbai-13, Osmanabad and Akola –11 each, Kalyan Dombivli —7, Buldhana and  Vasai-Virar- 6 each, Bhiwandi-Nizampur --5, Ahmednagar –4, Nanded, Ulhasnagar, Jalna, Gondia, Nashik and Latur--3 each,  Gadchiroli, Nandurbar and Solapur—2 each and Jalna, Wardha and Bhandara—one each.

Of the total cases 959 patients have been discharged after a negative RT–PCR test.

In a related development,  the authorities said the total number of passengers who arrived at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur airports since December 1 was 2,89,893 (44,494 from At-risk countries and rest 2,45,399 are from other countries), while passengers whose RT-PC tests have been done are 90861 (44,494 are from high-risk countries and 46,367 are from other countries). Similarly, RT-PCR positive and samples sent for genomic sequencing was 1,187 (548 are from at-risk countries and 639 are from other countries).

Additionally, field surveillance of all international passengers who have arrived since 1st November is underway.

“Through airport and field surveillance, 4,986 samples have been sent for genomic sequencing. The results of 67 are awaited so far,” the daily health bulletin said.