Maha sees its highest 1-day jump of 6,330 Covid cases
MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Thursday recorded its highest singleday spike of 6,330 Covid-19 cases, first in excess of 6,000, as the tally rose to 186,626. Of them, 77,260 are active cases, according to data released by the state health department.
In a relief, the number of recovered patients crossed the 1 lakh mark. In the past 24 hours, 8,018 patients had recovered or got discharged from hospitals, after which the tally of recovered patients reached 101,172. This also pushed the recovery rate of the state to 54.21%.
Besides, the state has also conducted over 10 lakh Covid-19 tests. On Thursday, the health department said the number of tests conducted at various public and private laboratories stood at 1,020,368. Of them, 833,742 people tested negative. It means 18.29% of the total samples tested positive, said an official. Maharashtra has conducted 11.26% of the total tests in the country, as of July 1, with 9,056,173 samples tested across the country.
With the state projection that the peak is likely to come this month, the number of fresh infections are expected to rise further and the situation is likely to become more challenging.
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, too, had on Sunday said there will be a spike in infections in the next few weeks, as they have opened up activities and are giving further relaxations from lockdown to ensure revival of the economy. But following the surge in infections, the state has put on hold its plans to provide more relaxations.
Meanwhile, state health minister Rajesh Tope clarified that there is no community transmission in the state. “The number of fresh cases is increasing, but it cannot be termed as community transmission as most cases are coming either from containment zones or institutional quarantine facilities. There is no community spread in the state yet,” Tope said.