Maha Covid tally crosses 200K with record spike
7,074 NEW CASES 295 deaths, highest reported in a day, push up toll to 8,671
MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s record Covid-19 case spike of 7,074 infections in a single day took its tally past the 200,000 mark to 200,064. The state also reported 295 new deaths — highest reported in a day — taking the toll to 8,671.
The state’s first lakh cases took 96 days, while the second took just 22 days. The state has reported 40,931 cases and 1,398 fatalities in the past seven days. Currently, Maharashtra has 83,295 active cases, while 108,082 patients have recovered, translating to a recovery rate of 54.02% Meanwhile, Mumbai recorded 1,163 new cases, pushing its toll to 83,237 on Saturday. The city’s death toll rose to 4,830, with the addition of 68 fatalities.
Of the 295 deaths reported across the state on Saturday, 124 were from the past two days and included 87 deaths in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and 12 in the Pune Metropolitan region (PMR). Among the remaining 171 deaths, 165 are from MMR, excluding Mumbai and including Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-dombivli, among other districts, and were reported from April to June. Amit Deshmukh, medical education minister, said against the backdrop of the grim milestone crossed on Saturday, the state health infrastructure is ready to tackle the rising number of cases.
“With antigen, antibody tests taken to every district and plasma banks being set up across the state, the virus spread is expected to be contained in the next month. We have augmented health infrastructure across the state and are ready to take on the spread. The rise in cases is