157 new cases of Kovid-19 were reported in Maharashtra, 1 death. Mumbai News – Times of India

Mumbai: Maharashtra 157 new reported on Monday coronavirus The state health department said the cases and one fresh death are linked to the disease, while 298 more patients have recovered from the infection.
With this, the total number of state COVID-19 The cases rose to 78,71,359, while the death toll rose to 1,43,753, the department said in a bulletin. Generally, Maharashtra records fewer Covid-19 cases on Monday due to less number of Covid-19 tests conducted over the weekend.
According to the bulletin, after 298 patients were discharged during the day, the number of cured cases in Maharashtra rose to 77,21,220, taking the state to 2,382 active cases.
On Sunday, 251 cases were reported in the state, but no deaths were reported. The death rate due to corona virus in the state was 1.82 percent, while the recovery rate was 98.09 percent. With 37,492 coronavirus tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the number of swab samples tested so far in Maharashtra rose to 7,86,83,002, the bulletin said. The department said that out of 7,86,83,002 swab samples tested so far, 78,71,359 have tested positive (10 per cent) for COVID-19 till today (March 14).
Maharashtra’s coronavirus positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.004 per cent. Pune region reported 80 new cases, followed by Mumbai (37), Nashik region (15), Kolhapur and Akola (6 each), Nagpur (5) and Aurangabad and Latur region (4 each).
The bulletin said that the only coronavirus-linked death has been reported in the last 24 hours from the Latur region. An administrative region consists of several districts.
Maharashtra’s coronavirus figures are as follows: positive cases 78,71,359; fresh cases 157; death toll 1,43,753; recoveries 77,21,220; active cases 2,382; Total tests 7,86,83,002.