Covid-19 Cases Spike In Maharashtra: Mumbai Records Highest Single Day Jump Since Start Of Pandemic

In the last 24 hours, more than 30,000 new cases of Covid-19 infection have been recorded in Maharashtra. The state has undoubtedly become the epicentre of the Coronavirus epidemic in India.

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In the last 24 hours, more than 24,000 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Maharashtra. On Sunday, 30,535 people tested positive for the dreaded virus, which is the highest single-day jump in the state so far. Number of active cases stands at 2,15,241. In Mumbai, 3,262 people tested Coronavirus positive today which is the highest single-day spike since the epidemic started. In Mumbai, 3,65,937 people have been infected so far and 11,596 people have died.

According to the data released by the Health Department, 24,645 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours and 58 patients succumbed to the infection.  So far, 25,04,327 people have been infected in the state and out of these 53,457 people have died.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said 85% of the active 2.10 lakh Coronavirus cases recorded to date in Maharashtra are asymptomatic.

The Health Minister revealed that metro cities like Pune, Mumbai have witnessed a major surge in the past few days. Around 3 lakh tests per million population are being conducted in Pune.

In the last 24 hours, more than 30,000 new cases of Covid-19 infection have been recorded in Maharashtra. The state has undoubtedly become the epicentre of the Coronavirus epidemic in India.

As per the State Health Department, 30,535 cases were reported yesterday, which is the highest single-day jump in 2021.

From today, an antigen test will be conducted at bus and railway stations and malls in Mumbai to prevent the dreaded virus from spreading even further.

After new cases of infection reported in the state, the total number of infected people has increased to 24,79,682. After the death of 99 more people, the death toll has increased to 53,399.

The Union Health Ministry said that out of the total new cases across the country, 83.14 percent cases are from Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

According to the ministry, new cases are increasing every day in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Gujarat and Haryana.

For the first time this year, more than 800 cases of coronavirus were reported in Delhi on Saturday, while two more people succumbed to the infection.