Over 10,000 new recoveries reported in Maharashtra; COVID-19 tally surges to 3.91 lakh

On Tuesday, July 28, Maharashtra recorded 7717 vel coronavirus cases, propelling state's COVID-19 tally to 3,91,440. At present, re are 1,44,694 active cases in state. With 10,333 COVID-19 patients discharged in day, number of recovered soared to 2,32,277.

282 deaths- 55 from Mumbai, 35 from Pune, 25 from Solapur, 18 each from Raig and Nagpur, 16 from Kalyan-Dombivali, 13 from Jalgaon, 12 each from Pimpri-Chinchw and Navi Mumbai, 11 from Nashik, 9 from Thane, 8 from Satara, 6 each from Kolhapur and Aurangab, 5 each from Mira Bhayandar, Sangli and Latur, 4 from Osmanab, three from Ahmednagar, two each from Amravati, Vasai-Virar and Ulhasnagar and one each from Bhiwandi, Panvel, Dhule, Nandurbar, Sindhudurg, Jalna, Parbhani, Akola, Yavatmal and Buldhana were reported on Tuesday. 

Until w, a total of 14,165 persons have died owing to COVID-19. So far, 19,68,559 samples have been tested for vel coronavirus in labs operational across state. While 8,85,545 persons are under home quarantine, 42,733 ors have been mitted to institutional quarantine centres. COVID-19 positivity rate, recovery rate, and fatality rate in Maharashtra stands at 19.88%, 59.34%, and 3.62% respectively. 

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Mumbai records only 700 COVID-19 cases

In a heartening development, Mumbai recorded just 700 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, July 28- which is lowest single-day tally in over three months. This is a steep fall from Monday that h witnessed 1033 persons testing positive for vel coronavirus. Revealing this information, Maharashtra Environment, Tourism and Protocol Minister Aitya Thackeray ded that highest ever COVID-19 testing was also conducted on Tuesday with 8776 samples being tested for vel coronavirus in city. Describing this as a major relief, Thackeray cautioned against letting guard down.

According to Maharashtra CM's son, testing would be furr ramped up in Mumbai as a result of  BMC's initiative. He also mentioned that Maharashtra's capital was only city to allow citizens to "test at will". Moreover, he ted that this successful model is also being implemented in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, leing to testing facilities being enhanced. 

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