Maharashtra on Monday reported a fifty per cent drop in its fresh Covid-19 cases as the state reported 1,189 new infections and two deaths, according to data provided by the health department.
He said the fresh additions took the state’s overall tally to 80,05,213 and the infection toll to 1,47,978.
The addition of the COVID-19 tally was 54 per cent lower than the 2,591 cases reported on Sunday, the official said.
Among the new cases, Mumbai administrative circle includes 443, Pune circle 371, Nashik 193, Nagpur 98, Akola 32, Aurangabad 29, Latur 13 and Kolhapur circle 10.
The two fresh deaths due to the respiratory disease were reported from Nashik and Ahmednagar districts, the official said.
He said that so far 78,39,028 people have recovered from the infection, including 1,529 in the last 24 hours.
The active tally in the state is 18,027, led by Pune with 6,514, Mumbai with 3,557 and Thane district with 2,137 cases.
Data from the state health department showed that the coronavirus recovery rate in the state stood at 97.93 per cent, while the death rate stood at 1.84 per cent.
According to the health department data, the total number of coronavirus tests took to 8,24,06,424 after 23,984 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
The official said Maharashtra’s positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 4.95 per cent.
Maharashtra’s coronavirus figures are as follows: positive cases 80,05,213; fresh cases 1,189; death toll 1,47,978; recoveries 78,39,208; active cases 18,027; Total test 8,24,06,424.