Maharashtra records 34,848 new Covid-19 cases, 960 deaths in last 24 hours

Saturday marks the seventh consecutive day of Maharashtra recording less than 50,000 daily cases.

Maharashtra recorded 34,848 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the state-wide tally to 53,44,063. This marks a decline from the 39,923 cases recorded on Friday. With 960 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll now stands at 80,512. A total of 2,37,264 samples were tested in the state today.

A total of 2,37,264 samples were tested in the state on Friday. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)

Saturday marks the seventh consecutive day of Maharashtra recording less than 50,000 daily cases. The state had recorded 53,605 cases on May 8, daily cases have been on the decline since then.

Capital city Mumbai recorded 1,450 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the city-wide tally to 686,295. This marked a slight decline from the 1,660 cases reported on Friday. With 62 fatalities, the city also recorded less than 100 deaths.

59,073 patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, pushing the number of total recoveries to 47,67,053. The state had witnessed 53,249 discharges on Friday. The recovery rate now stands at a high 89.2%.

The Union health ministry said on Saturday that Maharashtra leads the list of states where active cases of Covid-19 has been declining since the last 15 days. Out of 2,37,264 samples tested in the state, 34,848 turned out to be positive, taking the positivity rate of 17.3%. Currently, 34,47,653 are under home quarantine, and 28,727 people have been placed under institutional quarantine, said the government health bulletin.

The state is also bracing for some disturbances in certain parts due to cyclone Tauktae and is currently under a lockdown that was extended till June 1 on Wednesday.