Photos: Maharashtra’s active Covid-19 cases drop to below 50,000

Health workers and a candidate during a Covid-19 vaccine dry run at the Aundh District Hospital in Pune on January 2. Maharashtra’s tally of active Covid-19 cases has come down below 50,000 mark. On January 4, it dropped down to 48,801 from 54,317 reported on January 3. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

A man has his face covered as a precaution against the coronavirus as he walks on a promenade on the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai on January 4. The state has seen a decline in active cases in the last four months. It had touched 3,01,752 active cases on September 17. However, a decline in daily cases changed the scenario and consequently active cases also started coming down. (Rajanish Kakade /AP)

Police personnel ride segways during their launch for them to patrol, at Worli Sea Face in Mumbai on January 2. Maharashtra is maintaining a trend of low Covid-19 cases for over two months. For the last 19 consecutive days, it is reporting fewer than 4,000 cases. However, there are concerns for a surge in cases this month. (Kunal Patil/PTI)

A commuter walks past a wall mural depicting Covid-19 frontline workers in Mumbai on January 5. The ratio of active cases compared to the total cases reported has now dropped to 2.5% against 26.33% recorded on September 17. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

People giving samples at a free rapid antigen Covid-19 test centre in Thane on January 2. On January 3, eight returnees from the United Kingdom were detected with new coronavirus strain, which is believed to be 70% more transmissible than the previous strain. Of the eight, five are in Mumbai, one each in Pune, Thane and Mira-Bhayander, HT reported. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

A health care worker registering people during Covid-19 screening at Goregaon in Mumbai on January 4. A total of 10,362 patients were discharged after treatment during the day, taking the tally of recoveries in Maharashtra to 18,47,361. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

A health care worker tags a swab sample during screening of teachers for Covid-19 at SP college in Pune on January 4. With 46,374 new tests, the number of tests conducted in Maharashtra until now has gone up to 1,30,04,876. (Rahul Raut / HT Photo)

A pedestrian (C) looks at share prices on a digital broadcast outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on January 4. Maharashtra has completed the reconciliation of state Covdi-19 data till December 15, 2020, which has led to 23 districts reporting a rise in their progressive figures for coronavirus cases whereas similar figures dropped in 12 other districts, PTI reported. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)