Maharashtra reports 4,205 new Covid-19 cases; active tally tops 25,000

A day after breaching the 5000mark Maharashtra reported 4205 new COVID19 cases on Friday taking the overall count to 7954445 while the death toll increased to 147896 with the addition of three fresh fatalities linked to the infection the state health department saidOn Thursday the state had logged 5218 COVID19 cases and one deathSignificantly the number of active COVID19 cases surpassed the 25000mark indicating a widening gap between new and recovered coronavirus patientsA health department bulletin said 3752 patients recovered in the last 24 hours pushing up their total number to 7781232Maharashtras active cases climbed to 25317 from 24867 on Thursday Of these 13257 active cases are in Mumbai followed by 5789 in adjoining Thane district and 2741 in Pune districtThe bulletin quoting the latest report of the Nagpurbased National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NEERI said one patient of BA5 variant a woman has been detected in NagpurThe 27yearold patient fully vaccinated against COVID19 tested positive on June 19 and showed mild symptoms At present she is asymptomatic and in home isolation where her condition is stable the report saidWith this the tally of BA4 and BA5 COVID19 variants found in the state has gone up to 26 Of these Pune has reported 15 followed by five in Mumbai four in Nagpur and two in Thane the report saidMaharashtra has a coronavirus recovery rate of 9782 per cent fatality rate of 185 per cent and positivity rate of 911 per centAs per the health department bulletin out of the 4205 new COVID19 cases the highest 3354 were detected in the Mumbai administrative circle that includes the Mumbai Metropolitan Region followed by Pune 516 Nagpur 87 Kolhapur 79 Nashik 65 Akola 41 Aurangabad 33 and Latur 30 among othersOf the three fresh COVID19 deaths two were reported from Mumbai and one from Thane cityWith 46115 new coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours the number of samples tested so far in Maharashtra rose to 81793876 as per the bulletinThe bulletin highlighted that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting with district collectors municipal commissioners and police superintendents through video conferencing and reviewed the coronavirus situation in the backdrop of rising casesThe meeting was held a day after the daily COVID19 case count crossed the 5000mark Active cases in the state topped 25000 on Friday from just 626 a couple of months agoLakhs of devotees of Lord Vitthal are walking towards the temple town of Pandharpur in western Maharashtra for the Ashadhi Ekadashi festival next month and this has given rise to concerns about possible spread of the infectionAlthough the case rise is currently being seen mainly in five districts iquest Mumbai Thane Pune Palghar and Raigad given the movement of people during the Ashadhi Wari the possibility of increased transmission of COVID19 cannot be denied the bulletin saidThe chief minister has instructed key officials to take necessary steps to avoid any sharp rise in the daily cases and said though mask use is not mandatory in the state those participating in the Ashadhi Wari yatra and even others should wear face masks regularly it saidCoronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows Positive cases 7954445 fresh cases 4205 death toll 147896 recoveries 7781232 active cases 25317 total tests 81793876This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever