Another new high of Covid-19 cases takes Maharashtra’s tally past 94,000

Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra continue to grow in large numbers almost daily.

Maharashtra recorded its highest single day jump in Covid-19 cases with 3,254 new cases on Wednesday as the state’s tally soared to stand at 94,041.

Health workers conducting Covid-19 tests in Mumbai’s Dharavi slums on Wednesday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)

It also recorded 149 casualties taking the death toll to 3,438, the state health department said.

Of the new infections, 1,567 were from Mumbai taking total cases in the city to 52,667. Mumbai’s tally alone is bigger than any other state. It also recorded 97 fatalities. The city now has 26897 active cases while 23,693 have recovered/discharged.

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A total of 44,517 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been discharged so far. There are 46,074, active cases while 5,93,784 people have been tested so far.