Maharashtra records 1,847 new Covid cases, 7 deaths; active tally at 11,889
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 1,847 coronavirus cases, including 852 in Mumbai, and seven fatalities, the health department said in a bulletin.
With the fresh additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 80,64,336 and the toll to 1,48,157.
On Tuesday, the state recorded 1,782 and seven fatalities.
Maharashtra's tally of active cases stands at 11,889 as of Wednesday.
Mumbai recorded 852 cases and one fatality. On Tuesday, the city recorded 479 coronavirus infections.
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) saw three fatalities due to COVID-19 while one death each occurred in areas under the Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation, Nagpur municipal corporation, and the Nagpur district.
Maharashtra's case fatality rate stands at 1.83 per cent.
Nashik district saw 26 fresh cases and 12 recoveries on Wednesday.
A total of 1,840 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of recoveries in Maharashtra to 79,04,320.
The recovery rate in the state is 98.02 per cent.
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