Maharashtra reported 1,553 coronavirus positive cases and 26 fatalities while 1,682 patients recovered, the state health department said.

The new additions pushed the Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra to 65,89,982, the death toll to 1,39,760, and the number of recoveries to 64,16,998, leaving the state with 29,627 active cases. Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.38 per cent and the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent, the department said in a statement.