Maharashtra's Covid-19 fatalities dropped on Thursday but remained above the 800 level while the toll crossed the 73,000 mark and the state case tally hovered below the 5 million mark, although the Mumbai situation remained tolerable, health officials said

As against 920 deaths on Wednesday, the state saw fatalities at 853, taking the toll to 73,515. The number of new infections against surpassed the 60,000 level, at 62,194, and the state tally rose to 49,42,736.