Maharashtra reported 7,603 new coronavirus cases and 53 fresh fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 61,65,402 and the death toll to 1,26,024, a health department official said.

The state reported a decrease in the daily Covid-19 cases and the fatalities as compared to July 11, when it had registered 8,535 infections and 156 deaths.
The official said as many as 15,277 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered cases to 59,27,756. The state now has 1,08,343 active Covid-19 cases.