Covid-19: Mumbai sees 98 per cent recovery rate, one death

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The total Covid-19 positive patients in Mumbai were 201 on Saturday. Out of the positive patients, 174 patient (87 per cent) are asymptomatic. Out of the total 36,315 beds available, 822 were occupied. Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 1,635 fresh Covid-19 cases and 29 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 78,56,994 and the toll to 1,43,576, the state health department said. On Friday, the state had recorded 2,068 cases and 15 fatalities due to Covid-19. With 4,394 patients discharged in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours after treatment, the number of recoveries rose to 76,91,064 so far, leaving the state with 18,368 active cases. Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.89 per cent.

Mumbai recorded one Covid-19 death while Pune city added 278 infections and one fatality. Of the eight administrative circles of the state, the Pune region recorded 575 cases, followed by Mumbai (348), Nagpur (257), Nashik (215), Kolhapur (64), Latur (45), and Aurangabad (38). Of the 29 fatalities, Mumbai (region) recorded 10 deaths due to Coronavirus infection, followed by Nashik and Pune (five each), Latur and Nagpur (three each), Kolhapur (two fatalities), Akola (one). Aurangabad circle did not record any fresh death due to Coronavirus infection, the department said.

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