Maharashtra yesterday reported 4,408 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number to 64,01,213.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''According to the State Public Health Department, 5,424 patients were discharged taking the number of recovered patients to 62,01,168.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''With 116 fatalities, the death toll increased to 1,35,255. Presently, the number of active cases in the state is 61,306.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Maharashtra's recovery rate stands at 96.87 per cent while the case fatality rate stands at 2.11 per cent.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The state has conducted 5.12 crore tests so far and the case positivity ratio stands at 12.48.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Mumbai reported 196 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases in Mumbai to 7,39,722.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The city reported 304 recoveries and two deaths yesterday.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;<br />''While Nandurbar has zero active patients and six other districts or corporations have number of active patients below ten, the situation continues to remain worrisome in Pune, Satara, Thane, Sangli, Solapur, Ahmednagar and Kolhapur.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Maharashtra has crossed the milestone of administering five crore vaccination doses.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | August 18, 2021 8:10 AM
Maharashtra reports 4,408 new cases of COVID-19