With 370 patients recovering from the infection in the last 24 hours, the count of recoveries reached 79,77,096
A man gets his vaccine shot at a camp set up at the zoo. File pic
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 358 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities that raised the tally of infections to 81,28,258 and the toll to 1,48,374, a health department official said.
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With 370 patients recovering from the infection in the last 24 hours, the count of recoveries reached 79,77,096, the official said.
As per a bulletin from the health department, the state is now left with 2,788 active cases.
Mumbai recorded 128 fresh cases.
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Both the fatalities were reported from Nagpur city and district.
Maharashtra’s (COVID-19) fatality rate now stands at 1.82 per cent and the recovery rate at 98.14 per cent, the bulletin said. A total of 14,475 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the state to 79,76,726, it said.
State and BMC warning
The state and the BMC have issued advisories after a new variant of COVID-19 was detected in Maharashtra. The health department of the state stated that there is 17.7 per cent increase in new cases in this week, compared to last week. This rise is noticed in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. The BMC also issued advisory on Tuesday for the festive season.
The Maharashtra state government has reported new sub-variants of Omicron – BQ.1 (US variant), BA.2.3.20 apart from XBB, which is a recombinant of BA.2.75 and BJ.1. These new variants have a growth advantage over other variants of Omicron like BA.2.75 and immune evasive properties.
The advisory by the BMC mentions avoiding close contact with symptomatic patients. Frequent hand washing, use of handkerchief/tissue paper to cover nose and mouth while sneezing and coughing, and that wearing masks in crowded places will help prevent spread of infection.
81,28,258 Total No. of cases in maharashtra
128 No. of cases reported in mumbai on tuesday
2 No. of deaths in state on tuesday
370 patients Recovered in state and discharged on Tuesday
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