Maharashtra coronavirus count crosses 50,000-mark

Maharashtra coronavirus count crosses 50,000-mark
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Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-hit state in the country, reported its highest single-day spike of 3,041 cases on Sunday, taking the total past the 50,000-mark, government data said. Mumbai reported 1,725 new cases and 38 deaths in 24 hours which took its aggregate to 30,542, including 988 deaths

Mumbai: Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-hit state in the country, reported its highest single-day spike of 3,041 cases on Sunday, taking the total past the 50,000-mark, government data said. Mumbai reported 1,725 new cases and 38 deaths in 24 hours which took its aggregate to 30,542, including 988 deaths.

Highest ever spike of 6,767 COVID-19 cases and 147 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 1,31,868, including 73,560 active cases.

With 58 deaths reported in Maharashtra on Sunday, the total of deaths in Maharashtra rose to 1,635 cases.

"There were 58 COVID-related deaths in the state today. Out of these, 39 deaths were recorded in Mumbai, six in Pune, six in Solapur, four in Aurangabad city, one was recorded in Latur, and one each in Mira-Bhayandar and Thane," a state government state read.

Out of the total deaths reported today, 38 occurred in the last 24 hours and rest are unreported deaths that took place between April 23 and May 20.

This was the eighth consecutive day when the state reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases.

With 14,600 recoveries, the state has 33,988 active cases. 3,62,862 people have been tested so far.

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