Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Record 19,218 coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 378 deaths reported
Maharashtra reported 19,218 new COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike in the state so far, taking its tally to 8,63,062 on Friday. The state reported 378 fatalities during the day, 38 of them from Pune city, taking the death toll to 25,964, said a health department official. The spike in cases broke Thursday's record of 18,105 cases. Also, 13,289 people were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered cases to 6,25,773, the official said. The state currently has 2,10,978 active cases. Mumbai city reported 1,929 new cases and 35 deaths, taking its tally to 1,52,024 and the death toll to 7,799. The number of active cases in Mumbai stood at 22,222, he added. Pune city reported 1,689 cases along with 38 fresh deaths, taking its infection count to 1,08,117 and the toll to 2,692, the official said. So far, 44,66,249 tests have been carried out in the state. There are 14,51,343 people under home quarantine and another 36,873 under institutional quarantine, the official said. Of the 378 deaths reported in the state on Friday, 248 had taken place in the last 48 hours and 78 in the past one week. The remaining 52 deaths took place before the last week, but were added in the fatality data on Friday, the official said.