There was a slight increase in the number of COVID-19 patients with 163 new cases and two deaths reported in Maharashtra on Friday. The case fatality rate in the state is 1.87 per cent.<br />''<br />''Including today's 240 patients discharged from the hospital, total 77,31,029  COVID patients discharged after full recovery until today. The recovery rate in the state is 98.11 per cent.<br />''<br />''Out of 8,05,09,470 laboratory samples 78,80,337 have been tested positive for COVID-19 until today. The state tally of COVID-19 positive patients is now 78,80,337.<br />''<br />