With 8,129 fresh Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra's infection tally soars to 5,917,121; death toll at 112,696

The capital city of Mumbai saw 530 new Covid-19 cases and 19 new deaths in the day, taking its tally to 716,190 cases and cumulative fatalities to 15,202 so far.

Maharashtra on Monday reported 8,129 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 200 more fatalities in the last 24 hours. Apart from the 200 new fatalities, the state has also reconciled 1,392 additional deaths to the cumulative toll. With this, the state’s tally reached 5,917,121 cases and the death toll climbed to 112,696, the latest data showed.

In picture - A BMC health worker collecting samples for Covid-19 test at Dadar Station in Mumbai. (HT Photo)

The capital city of Mumbai saw 530 new Covid-19 cases and 19 new deaths in the day, taking its tally to 716,190 cases and cumulative fatalities to 15,202 so far.

As many as 14,732 patients were discharged on the day, taking the overall recoveries to 5,654,003 in the state, the data showed.

Meanwhile, medical workers in the state tested 168,902 samples for Covid-19 on the day and so far, 38,215,492 samples have been tested in Maharashtra. The daily positivity rate stood at 4.82% and the cumulative positivity rate was recorded at 15.38%, the data showed.

Pune reported 261 new Covid-19 cases, while 71 new cases were detected in both Navi Mumbai and Thane. In Nagpur 22 more people tested positive for the disease on the day, while the same count in Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) was 41.

Among the districts, Pune with 19,047 active cases followed by Mumbai (18,205 cases), Thane (15,686 cases), Kolhapur (15,156 cases) and Sangli (10,077 cases) remain the worst affected in the state.

Earlier in the day, state deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar ordered the Kolhapur district administration to double the number of Covid-19 tests as the positivity rate remained higher in the district. He held a review meeting of the pandemic situation in the district along with state health minister Rajesh Tope, news agency PTI reported. Also, Mumbai’s Dharavi reported no new Covid-19 cases on Monday for the first time since the pandemic hit the state in February 2021, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had said, earlier on the day.