IndiaMumbai, Apr 22 () The number of coronavirus casesincreased by 431 in Maharashtra on Wednesday while 18 peoplesuccumbed to the pandemic, a health official said.
The tally of coronavirus cases in the state thusreached 5,649 and the death toll rose to 169.
"On the other hand, 67 people were discharged afterfull recovery from COVID-19, taking the total number to 789,"the official added.
There are currently 4,591 active cases of COVID-19 inMaharashtra.
The state has so far tested 90,223 samples.
Mumbai alone has reported 3,683 cases and 161 deathsso far.
The Thane division, which consists of Mumbai, Thaneand other neighbouring municipal corporations and Palghar,has reported 4,345 cases and 180 deaths.
Pune division has recorded 851 COVID-19 cases and 62deaths.
Nashik division has reported 156 cases and 14 deaths.Kolhapur division which covers western Maharashtra and Konkanregion has 45 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths.
The central part of the state is divided into twodivisions, Aurangabad and Latur.
In Aurangabad division, 48 cases and five deaths havebeen reported while Latur has reported 13 cases and no deathsso far.
In Vidarbha region, Akola and Nagpur divisions haverecorded 71 and 103 cases of COVID-19 and three and onedeaths, respectively.
17 patients from neighbouring states are receivingtreatment in Maharashtra while two such persons have died.
Of 18 COVID-19 patients who died on Wednesday,ten were from Mumbai, two each from Pune and Aurangabad, oneeach from Kalyan-Dombivli, Solapur city, Jalgaon and Malegaonin Nashik district, the official said.
There are 465 containment zones. As many as 1,09,072people are in home quarantine while 8,051 are in institutionalquarantine. NDKRK KRK