<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra today reported 3,824 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases to 18,68,172. According to the state's public health department, 5,008 patients were discharged post recovery, taking the total number of recoveries to 17,47,199. The death toll increased by 70 to reach 47,972. There are 71,910 active cases currently.<br />''<br />''Maharashtra's recovery rate stands at 93.52 percent while the case fatality rate stands at 2.57 percent. Maharashtra has conducted 1.15 crore tests so far and the positivity rate stands at 16.24 percent.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mumbai's COVID tally surged by 798 new cases, taking the caseload to 2,88,696. The city reported 13 fatalities and 743 recoveries during the day.</span><br />''