<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra today reported 2585 new cases of coronavirus, taking the state's tally of total cases to 20,26,399. According to the state's public health department, 1670 patients were discharged today, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,29,005. With 40 fatalities, the state's death toll has risen to 51,082. The number of active cases in the state stands at 45,071.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra's recovery rate stands at 95.19 percent while the case fatality rate stands at 2.52 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With 483 new cases, Mumbai's caseload has increased to 3,08,975. The city reported 7 deaths during the day taking the deathtoll to 11,352. The total number of recoveries stands at 2,90,913. The city now has 5800 active cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, with easing of lockdown restrictions, life and businesses are gradually returning to normalcy not only in major cities of Maharashtra but also in the districts and distant areas of the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''As the state government has allowed organising entertainment and other social activities with strict compliance with SOPs related to covid-19 protocols, many such programmes are being organised even in rural areas of the state. One such programme, the 15th Sindhi Level Lok Samvad Sahitya Sammelan began in Umri taluka of Nanded district today. A book sale exhibition was inaugurated as part of the event. Many book shop owners have participated in this book sale exhibition.</span><br />''  <br />