Maharashtra today reported 28,438 new COVID-19 cases taking the cumulative total to 54,33,506.<br />''<br />''According to the state's public health department, 52,898 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recovered patients to 49,27,480. With 679 fatalities, the death toll has risen to 83,777. The state now has 4,19,727 active cases. Maharashtra's recovery rate stands at 90.69 per cent while the case fatality rate stands at 1.54 per cent.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In a relief to Mumbaikars, the city saw less than 1000 cases today as it reported 961 cases taking the total caseload to 6,90,023. The city reported 1874 recoveries and 44 deaths today. The city now has 31,790 active cases.</span><br />