IndiaMumbai, Apr 29 () Maharashtra inched towards the10,000-mark with the addition of 597 coronavirus cases, while32 more patients succumbed to the disease - 26 of them inMumbai - taking the toll to 432 on Wednesday, said a statehealth department official.
With the addition of 597 new coronavirus cases, thetally in Maharashtra stood at 9,915 on Wednesday, just 85 shyof the 10,000-mark.
Mumbai city alone reported a jump of 475 COVID-19cases, taking the tally to 6,644 along with death of 270patients so far, he said here.
The state recorded 32 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday,taking the toll to 432.
Out of the 32 deaths, 26 were from Mumbai city, threefrom Pune, one each from Solapur, Aurangabad and Panvel city,the official said.
The Thane division, which according to the healthdepartment, also comprises Mumbai city, has recorded a totalof 7,764 cases and 290 deaths so far.
The Pune division has reported 1,309 cases of COVID-19and 93 deaths so far. Of these, Pune city alone accounts for1,062 cases and 79 fatalities.
The Kolhapur division, that covers Western Maharashtraand the Konkan region, has 51 cases and two deaths till date,followed by the Nashik division - 313 cases and 27 deaths -the health official said.
The Aurangabad division in central Maharashtra hasrecorded 123 cases of COVID-19 along with seven deaths, whilein the Latur division, 19 people have tested positive forcoronavirus and one patient has died so far.
There are 169 cases in the Akola division and ninedeaths, while in the Nagpur division, 142 people have beenfound infected with the disease, while one patient hassuccumbed till date.
The number of COVID-19 patients from other states whoare receiving treatment here stood at 25, while two suchpersons have succumbed to the coronavirus infection, theofficial said.
The state has so far carried out 1,37,159 tests forCOVID-19 of which 1,26,376 were negative and 9,915 positive,he said.
There are 723 active coronavirus containment zones inthe state, the official said.
As many as 9,811 health squads have so far completedsurveillance of 40.43 lakh population in the state, he said.
The number of people who have been dischargedfollowing recovery from the deadly infection stood at 1,593 inthe state, the official said.
There are 1,62,860 people currently in home quarantineand 10,813 in institutional quarantine, he said.
Maharashtra's COVID-19 figures are as follows:Positive cases 9,915, new cases 597, deaths 432, discharged1,593, active cases 7,890, people tested so far 1,37,159. NDRSY RSY