6,270 new Covid-19 cases reported in Maharashtra

Mumbai: The daily Covid-19 infections came down to 6,270 on Monday in Maharashtra, while the deaths dropped substantially to 352 in the State. A day after Maharashtra logged 9361 cases and 605 deaths, the daily infections dipped by 3,091 cases, while the deaths came down by  253. 

Significantly enough, of the 352 deaths recorded on Monday, 94 deaths were current deaths, while the remaining 258 were “old and hither-to unaccounted” fatalities which have been added to the state Covid-19 toll as part of the ongoing reconciliation process. 



 

With 352 deaths reported on Monday, the Covid-19 toll in the state jumped from 1,17,961 to 1,18,313.

With 6,270 fresh infections, the total infections in the State rose from 59,72,781 to 59,79,051.

As 13,758 patients were discharged from the hospitals across the State after full recovery, the total number of people discharged from the hospitals since the second week of March last year increased from 57,19,457 to 57,33,215.

The recovery rate in the State rose from 95.76 per cent to 96.89 per cent.