Mumbai, May 18 () Maharashtra recorded 2,033 newCOVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 35,058 on Monday, while51 more patients died - 23 of them in Mumbai - raising thetoll to 1,249, said the health department.
This was the second consecutive day when the state hasreported more than 2,000 COVID-19 cases, said a healthdepartment official.
The tally of 2,033 new COVID-19 cases is the secondhighest single-day count after 2,347 infections recorded onMay 17.
The state also reported 51 fresh deaths, taking thefatality count to 1,249, he said.
Also, 749 patients were discharged on Monday, takingthe tally of such people to 8,437, the official said.
Of the total coronavirus cases and deaths recorded sofar in the state, Mumbai alone accounts for 21,335 infectionsand 757 fatalities, he said.
Of the 51 fresh deaths, 23 were reported from Mumbai,eight each from Navi Mumbai and Pune, three from Jalgaon, twoeach from Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Nagpur, one each fromBhiwandi and Palghar,he said.
One person from Bihar also died of COVID-19 today,the official added.
"With this, the total number of the COVID-19 deaths inthe state has gone up to 1,249, he said.
Pune, another coronavirus hotspot, has so far reported3,707 cases and 196 deaths, he said, adding the entire Punedivision has reported a total of 4,640 cases and 232 deaths.
The Thane division, which also consists of Mumbaicity, has 26,646 COVID-19 cases and 844 deaths.
The Nashik division has recorded 1,341 cases and 83deaths followed by the Kolhapur division which has reported216 infections and five fatalities, he said.
The tally of coronavirus cases in Aurangabad was 1,121with 34 deaths.
The Latur division, also in Marathwada, has reported142 cases and six deaths so far, he said.
The Vidarbha region has reported 522 cases and 29deaths due to COVID-19 till now. Nagpur's tally was 387 casesand five deaths, the official said.
A total of 43 people from other states are currentlyreceiving treatment in Maharashtra while 11 such patients havesuccumbed to the infection so far, the official said.
He said the state has performed 2,82,194 tests so farof which 2,47,103 samples were negative and 35,058 testedpositive.
The number of active containment zones in the statestood at 1,681 and 14,041 health squads have completedsurveillance of 60.47 lakh people.
As many as 8,437 patients have been discharged so farafter recovery, he added.
The official said a total of 3,66,242 people arecurrently under home quarantine and another 18,678 underinstitutional quarantine.
Maharashtra COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases 35,058, new cases 2,033, deaths 1,249, discharged 8,437,active cases 25,392, people tested so far 2,82,194. NDRSY RSY