Maharashtra logs 4,255 new Covid-19 cases, highest in over 4 months

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 4255 new coronavirus cases the highest daily count since February 12 while three more patients succumbed to the infection even as the active tally crossed the 20000mark the state health department saidWith these additions the states overall Covid19 tally rose to 7923697 while the death toll increased to 147880 the department said in a bulletinA day before the state had recorded 4024 new cases and two deaths linked to the infectionThe fresh tally of 4255 was the highest since February 12 when the state had recorded 4359 Covid19 casesAs many as 2879 patients recovered from Covid19 in the state since previous evening pushing up their cumulative count to 7755183 and leaving the state with 20634 active cases the bulletin saidThe coronavirus recovery rate in the state stood at 9787 per centNandurbar is the only district in the state which does not have active cases currentlyTwo more cases of BA5 subvariant of Covid19 were reported in the state on Thursday the health department said According to a report of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NEERI the two patients were detected in NagpurOne of them was a 29yearold male while other was a 54yearold female and they had tested positive for Covid19 on June 6 and 9 respectively the report saidBoth are vaccinated and recovered in home isolation With this the total number of BA4 and BA5 variant cases found in the state reached 19 the bulletin saidMumbai reported 2366 fresh Covid19 cases and two fatalities while Raigad district reported the third death linked to the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours it saidThe case fatality rate in the state stood at 186 per centThe department said 44695 coronavirus tests were conducted in the state in the last 24 hours taking their cumulative count to 81472916Maharashtras coronavirus figures are as follows Total cases 7923697 fresh cases 4255 death toll 147880 recoveries 7755183 active cases 20634 total tests 81472916This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever