Maharashtra s capital Mumbai added 9,989 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Mumbai s active cases have climbed to 92,464, while the recoveries have jumped to 4,14,641.
Updated Mar 11, 2021 | 21:32 IST
Maharashtra COVID-19 news: The number of active cases in Maharashtra crossed one lakh to reach 1,06,070. Maharashtra recorded 14,317 new coronavirus cases on March 11, 2021 | Photo Credit: AP, File Image
Mumbai: Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 14,317 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day spike this year, which took its caseload to 22,66,374, a health official said. With 57 fatalities, the death toll reached 52,667, he said.
On October 7 the state had reported 14,578 cases after which the number of daily cases had declined. As many as 7,193 patients were discharged from hospitals on Thursday, taking the total of recoveries to 21,06,400.
The number of active cases in the state crossed one lakh to reach 1,06,070. On November 6 the state had reported 1,02,099 active cases and the numbers had dwindled after that. However, since February 14 new cases have surged.
The Mumbai civic body BMC seems to be having a hard time making people follow Covid-19 safety protocols amid rising cases in the city. A BMC official says that if cases keep rising then stricter restrictions or possible lockdown will be the "only option for control".
6,397 fresh Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra today, state s active case tally at 77,618
A total of 6,397 fresh infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours have taken Maharashtra s tally of total cases to 21,61,467, including 77,618 active cases.
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Municipal workers sanitize a platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)
Maharashtra has reported 6,397 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The 6,397 new infections have taken state s tally of total cases to 21,61,467, including 77,618 active cases.
Maharashtra is among the
The other five states that have shown a Covid spike are Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Apart from the fresh cases, Maharashtra has registered 5,754 recoveries in the last 24 hours which have taken the total number of cured cases in the state to 20,30,458.