62,919 Covid-19 cases recorded in Maharashtra in 24 hours; 69,710 Recovered

62,919 Covid-19 cases recorded in Maharashtra in 24 hours; 69,710 Recovered
A health worker, wearing PPE kit, conducts COVID-19 test of a person at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. (PTI)
Share This:

Key Points:

  • On Friday, Maharashtra recorded 62,919 COVID-19 cases which took the tally of the Coronavirus infection in the state to 46,024,72.
  • Maharashtra’s recovery rate of COVID-19 cases is 84.06 %, while the fatality rate is 1.5%.
  • Mumbai recorded 3,925 new cases on Friday, which is almost 300 less than the previous day taking the city’s active case tally to 65,670.

The country is seeing a surge in the Covid-19 cases since quite a few weeks now and the state of Maharashtra remains to be on top of the case-contributors list.

On Friday, Maharashtra recorded 62,919 COVID-19 cases which took the tally of the Coronavirus infection in the state to 46,024,72. 

Apart from this, in 24 hours, 69,710 patients were discharged from hospitals making the number of recovered patients change to 38,68,976.

As of Friday night, the number of active cases in Maharashtra stands at 6,62,640.

Maharashtra’s recovery rate of COVID-19 cases is 84.06 %, while the fatality rate is 1.5%.

Mumbai being one of the bigger contributors to the Coronavirus cases in the state recorded 3,925 new cases, which is almost 300 less than the previous day. It also saw 89 fatalities, taking the city’s active case tally to 65,670 and the death toll to 13,125.

On Thursday, Mumbai registered 4,192 new Covid-19 cases and 82 deaths. 

Vaccination being the only way to stop the virus after a strict follow of protocol, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) showcased the Vaccination data that showed the testing of 38,848 samples on Thursday, while 43,525 samples were tested on Friday.

Amidst this, currently, the recovery rate in Mumbai is 88% with a doubling rate of 87 days. It was the doubling rate that changed in the last 24 hours from 79 on Thursday to 87 on Friday whereas the recovery rate stands still.

Maharashtra’s coronavirus figures are as follows (as of Friday, 30th April) : 

Total cases 46,02,472,

New cases 62,919,

Death toll 68,813,

Recoveries 38,68,976,

Active cases 6,62,640,

People tested so far 2,71,06,282.