Maha hits grim milestone of 10,000-plus COVID-19 cases; 27 die
Mumbai, Apr 30 () Maharashtra reached the grimmilestone of 10,000-plus coronavirus cases on Thursday withthe detection of 583 new infections, while 27 more patientssuccumbed to the disease - 20 of them in Mumbai - taking thetoll to 459, said a state health department official.
He said with the addition of 583 new cases,Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally stood at 10,498, a grim milestonewhich was achieved 53 days after the state recorded its firstinfection.
The worst-affected Mumbai city alone reported a jumpof 417 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,061, hesaid.
As many as 290 coronavirus patients have died in thecity so far, he added.
Also, 27 more patients succumbed to the disease,taking the toll in the state to 459 on Thursday, said theofficial.
Out of the 27 deaths, 20 were from Mumbai city, threefrom Pune, two from Thane, one each from Nagpur and Raigad, hesaid.
The Thane division, which according to the healthdepartment, also comprises Mumbai city, has recorded a totalof 8,244 cases and 313 deaths so far, he said.
The Pune division has reported 1,379 cases of COVID-19and 96 deaths so far. Of these, Pune city alone accounts for1,113 cases and 82 fatalities.
The Kolhapur division, that covers Western Maharashtraand the Konkan region, has 53 cases and two deaths till date,followed by the Nashik division - 315 cases and 27 deaths -the health official said.
The Aurangabad division in central Maharashtra hasrecorded 150 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, 143 people have beenfound infected with the disease, while two patient hassuccumbed till date.
The number of COVID-19 patients from other states whoare receiving treatment here stood at 26, while two suchpersons have succumbed to the coronavirus infection, theofficial said.
The state has so far carried out 1,45,798 tests forCOVID-19 of which 1,34,244 were negative and 10,498 positive,he said.
There are 733 active coronavirus containment zones inthe state, the official said.
As many as 10,092 health squads have so far completedsurveillance of 42.11 lakh population in the state, he said.
The number of people who have been dischargedfollowing recovery from the deadly infection stood at 1,773 inthe state, the official said.
There are 1,68,266 people currently in home quarantineand 10,695 in institutional quarantine, he said.
Maharashtra's COVID-19 figures are as follows:Positive cases 10,498, new cases 583, deaths 459, discharged1,773, active cases 8266, people tested so far 1,45,798. NDRSY RSY