<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra is witnessing continuous decrease in Covid-19 cases but increase in death toll is a matter of concern for health sector.<br />''<br />'' Along with this, rapid increase in cases of BA 4 and BA 5 variants has increasing tension for them.  <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, a total of 2853 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state yesterday with the recovery rate of 97.96 percent.<br />''<br />''With this, a total of 78 lakhs 53 thousand and 661 Covid-19 patients have been discharged after complete recovery. As many as 2382 new cases were found in the state yesterday and 8 patients succumbed to the disease in last 24 hours.<br />''<br />''According to the latest report, 4 patients of BA 4 variant and 31 patients of BA 5 variant have been found in the state.<br />''<br />''Additionally, 8 patients with variant BA 2.75 have also been found. All patients hail from Pune. The samples are tested between 31st  May and 30th June 2022. Detailed epidemiological investigation is currently going on.<br />''<br />''With this, the total tally of patients with BA 4 and BA 5 variants have gone to 113 and total of BA 2.75 patients has reached to 40.<br />''<br />''According to district-wise breakup, maximum patients with BA 4 and BA 5 variants are from Pune (65), following Mumbai (33), Nagpur, Palghar and  Thane 4 each and Raigad 3.<br />''<br />''According to district-wise break up about BA 2.75 variant, 20 patients have been found in Pune following Nagpur 14, Akola 4 and Thane and Yawatmal 1 each. As on yesterday, there were 15,521 active cases in the state.</span><br />