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Maharashtra sees another jump in its daily Covid-19 count; 10,066 fresh cases, 163 new deaths recorded in 24 hours
The capital city of Mumbai reported 864 new cases of Covid-19, recording a spike from the 568 cases reported just a day before.
Maharashtra recorded 10,066 cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) on Wednesday, pushing the state wide tally to 59,97,587, and marking another significant jump from the 8,473 cases recorded on Tuesday. A total of 11,032 people also recovered from the infection, taking the cumulative number of recoveries in the state to 57,53,290, according to the state health bulletin.
In the previous 24 hours, the state also recorded 163 fatalities, and an additional toll of 345 fatalities were also reconciled. The death toll now stands at 119,303.
The capital city of Mumbai reported 864 new cases of Covid-19, recording a spike from the 568 cases reported just a day before. The death toll too went up after 23 people succumbed to the virus, pushing the death toll to 15,338.
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The state tested a total of 241,801 samples on Wednesday, a slight increase from the 216,861 tests conducted a day before.
The Union health ministry wrote to chief secretaries in the state to enhance public response to the virus as cases of the Delta plus variant of Covid-19 have been reported “sporadically” in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that officials have been directed to collect 100 samples from every district for genome sequencing. Retrospective analysis on samples have also shown that the delta plus variant was first recorded in the state as early as April 5.
The state has been advised to ramp up vaccination measures and increase surveillance. Maharashtra vaccinated the largest number of people in the state on Tuesday, by administering 552,921 jabs. Currently, the vaccination campaign is limited to 30 year olds and above.