<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, 9 thousand 68 COVID-19 patients recovered yesterday taking total number of recoveries to 20.77 Lakh. In the same period Maharashtra reported 8,744 new cases of coronavirus, taking the state's tally of total cases to 22.28 Lakh. According to the state's public health department, 22 fatalities reported in state. The state's death toll has risen to 52,500. The number of active cases in the state stands at 97,637.<br />''<br />''Maharashtra's recovery rate stands at 93.21 percent while the case fatality rate stands at 2.36 percent. With 1008 new cases, Mumbai's caseload has increased to 3,34,572. The city reported 4 deaths during the day taking the death toll to 11,504.</span><br />