COVID-19 cases in Maha cross 8,000-mark;overall death toll 342

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Mumbai, Apr 26 () The number of COVID-19 cases inMaharashtra crossed the 8,000-mark on Sunday after 440 morepeople, 358 of them from Mumbai alone, were found infected, ahealth official said.

On Saturday, the state had reported 811 coronaviruspositive cases, the highest single-day rise.

With 440 new cases, the number of COVID-19 patients inthe state mounted to 8,068, the official said.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 death toll in the stateclimbed to 342 after 19 more people, including 15 fromhotspots Mumbai (12) and Pune (3), succumbing to the viralinfection in the day, he said. While Jalgaon in northMaharashtra reported two deaths, Solapur and Latur eachreported one fatality.

So far, 1,188 patients across the state have beendischarged after recovery, the official said.

"With 358 new cases, the number of coronaviruspositive cases in Mumbai now stands at 5,407 and the overalldeath toll at 204 with 12 more fatalities," the official said.

The Thane division which consists of Mumbai city,Thane, Palghar and Raigad has reported 19 new COVID-19 cases,taking the tally to 6,343 with 223 deaths, he said.

The number of cases in Pune division has gone up to1,128 with 83 deaths and that in Kolhapur division whichcovers Konkan to 46 cases and 2 deaths.

In central Maharashtra, the Aurangabad division hasreported 61 cases with five fatalities while Latur divisionhas reported 14 cases and one death, he said.

Akola division in east Maharashtra has reported 119cases and 3 deaths so far while the Nagpur division 110 casesand one death, as per the official.

A total of 25 COVID-19 patients from other states areundergoing treatment while two have died, the official added.

"The state has so far tested 1,16,345 samples of which1,07,519 tested negative while 8,068 turned positive," theofficial said.

While 1,36,926 people are currently placed under homequarantine, 9,160 others are in institutional quarantine, theofficial said.

He said a total of 604 containment zones are active inMaharashtra where 8,603 squads have completed surveillance of33.72 lakh people.

Maharashtra COVID-19 figures are as follows: Totalpositive cases 8,068, new cases 440, deaths 342, number ofdischarged people 1,188, active cases 6,538 and the peopletested so far 1,16,345. ND NPNSK NSK