Covid Update: India Reports 15,102 Cases In Last 24 Hrs. Maharashtra Reports Spike In Death Toll

The active cases in the country now stand at 1,64,522 (0.38%) while the daily positivity rate has dropped to 1.28%.

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New Delhi: India reported 15,102 fresh Covid cases on Wednesday maintaining the declining trend in the country. 278 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours while 31,377 patients recovered from the disease.

The active cases in the country now stand at 1,64,522 (0.38%) while the daily positivity rate has dropped to 1.28%.

Total recoveries: 4,21,89,887

Death toll: 5,12,622

Total vaccination: 1,76,19,39,020

 

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#India reported 15,102 new #COVID19 cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal rise over the previous day’s count of 13,405, the @mohfw_india said. In the last 24 hours, a total 278 new Covid related deaths have also been reported, taking the toll to 5,12,622.

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported a big jump in deaths linked to coronavirus at 47 from just four fatalities registered a day ago, while the daily case tally again crossed the 1,000-mark to stand at 1,080, the health department said.

With these additions, the state's COVID-19 tally reached 78,60,317, while the death toll increased to 1,43,633, the department said in a bulletin.

The case fatality rate is the state is 1.82 per cent, it added. The state had recorded 806 cases and four fatalities on Monday.

Mumbai registered 135 cases and two fatalities, while Pune city reported 205 infections and one death.

Of the eight administrative circles, the Pune circle recorded 428 cases, followed by Mumbai (242 cases), Nashik (146), Nagpur (105), Akola (77), Kolhapur (39), Latur (22) and the Aurangabad circle (21), the bulletin said.

Of the 47 fatalities, the Pune circle recorded 29, followed by Mumbai (six), Nashik (five), Kolhapur and Aurangabad (two each), Akola, Nagpur and Latur circles (one each), it said.