Maharashtra on Tuesday logged 155 new COVID-19 cases, more than double the detections recorded the previous day, taking the overall tally to 81,38,653, while two patients succumbed to the infection in the state, said the health department.
The coronavirus death toll rose to 1,48,426 with the addition of two fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours, said the department in a bulletin.
On Monday, Maharashtra had reported 61 COVID-19 cases, but zero fatality.
As per the bulletin, the Pune administrative circle reported the highest 75 new cases followed by 49 in the Mumbai circle, 13 in Nashik, eight in Nagpur, five in Kolhapur, two each in Aurangabad and Akola and one in the Latur circle.
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The Pune circle reported both the fatalities, it said. An administrative circle consists of multiple districts.
The number of recoveries rose to 79,89,565 after 68 patients recuperated from the viral infection in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with 662 active cases, said the health department.
Of the 662 active coronavirus cases in the state, the highest - at 206 - were in Pune district, followed by 144 in Mumbai and 98 in Thane, among other districts. According to the bulletin, 5,166 new coronavirus tests were conducted in the state, taking their cumulative count to 8,65,12,335.
Maharashtra's coronavirus recovery rate stood at 98.17 per cent, while the case fatality rate was 1.82 per cent.
Coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Positive cases: 81,38,653; fresh cases: 155; death toll 1,48,426; recoveries 79,89,565 ; active cases 662; total tests: 8,65,12,335.
