Published 21:59 IST, July 21st 2020
Maharashtra: Record jump in COVID-19 recoveries in 24 hrs, test positivity rate nears 20%
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 8,369 fresh cases of Coronavirus infections, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 3,27,031, revealed a health bulletin
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Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 8,369 fresh cases of Coronavirus infections in state, taking tally of confirmed cases to 3,27,031, revealed a health bulletin.
death toll rose to 12,276 after 246 succumbed to COVID-19, respiratory illness caused by vel Coronavirus, in last 24 hours. case fatality rate in state stands at 3.75%, way above country's 2.43%.
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On or hand, a record 7,188 patients were discharged after recovery, which pegs number of recovered cases at 1,82,217. recovery rate in Maharashtra is w 55.72%, against nation's 62.72%.
Currently, 7,79,676 people are under home quarantine and 45,077 people in institutional quarantine. Furrmore, out of 16,40,644 laboratory samples, 3,27,031 have been tested positive (19.93%) for COVID-19 until July 21. India's test positivity rate stands at 8.07%.
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In state capital Mumbai, 992 people were diagsed with COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking aggregate to 1,03,368. As per state health bulletin, India's financial capital has 73,555 active cases while 5,817 patients have died. For some time w, Mumbai has reported less than 2,000 cases a day while number of tests has remained fairly progressive, a sign that outbreak is easing. Overall, Mumbai's doubling rate stands at 59 days.
Meanwhile, total number of cases in neighbouring Thane district touched 78,132, of which it has 39,816 active cases, highest in India for an urban district. Cases in Pune surged past 59,745, of which re are 21,478 active cases. tally of active cases in Palghar meanwhile stands at 5,312 while it is 1,145 in Nagpur.
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Uddhav keeps restrictions in place
Earlier, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reiterated that religious, social, and political garings will remain prohibited in state in view of pandemic situation. His statement came ahead of Bakri Eid and Ganesh Chaturthi festivals.
CM has called for replication of world-rewned 'Dharavi Model' of COVID-19 containment elsewhere in Maharashtra during his virtual meeting with district collectors and municipal commissioners.
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21:58 IST, July 21st 2020