MAHARASHTRA CORONAVIRUS CASES UP BY 1165

MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 1,165 new COVID-19 cases and 48 deaths, with Mumbai alone accounting for 27, taking the overall case count to 20,228 and the number of fatalities to 779, state Health department said.

A total of 330 patients were discharged after recovery from hospitals, taking their total number to 3,800.

Of the 48 deaths, 27 were reported from Mumbai, nine from Pune city, eight from Malegaon in Nashik district and one each from Pune district, Akola, Nanded and Amravati, a Health department statement said. "With this, the total number of the COVID-19 deaths in the state has gone up to779," it said.

Of the total 20,228 coronavirus positive cases and 779 deaths in the state so far, Mumbai accounts for 12,864 cases and 489 fatalities, it said.

So far, 2,27,804 people have been tested. While 2,41,290 people are placed under home quarantine, 13,976 are under institutional quarantine, it said.

Pune, another coronavirus hotspot, has so far reported 1,975 cases and 141 deaths, it said.

The case count in Thane stands at 800 and Navi Mumbai 789. Another hotspot Malegaon reported 472 cases and 20 deaths so far, the Health department said.

At least 25 new COVID-19 cases were detected and one person died in Dharavi slum on Saturday.

The overall tally of the slum has gone to 833, while the death toll stands at 27.

Among the new cases, five cases were detected in Mukund Naga, two each at Matunga Labour Camp and Keru Shet Chawl.

One case each was detected in Prem Nagar, Kela Bakhar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, 90 feet road, Dhorwada, Muslim Nagar, Municipal Chawl, Social Nagar, Siddhivinayak CHS, Cross Road Kumbar Wada, VOC tower, Vivekanand CHS, Saibaba Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Chawl and Shiv Shakti Nagar.

Dharavi slum is posing a tough challenge for the BMC amid amid rising cases.

Maharashtra COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 20,228, deaths 779, discharged 3,800, active cases 15,649 and people tested so far 2,27,804.