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Mumbai, Apr 8 () On the fifteenth day of thenational lockdown on Wednesday the number of coronavirus casesin Maharashtra increased by 117 to 1,135, with Mumbai cityrecording 72 new cases, a state health official said.
The death toll of COVID-19 cases in the state alsowent up to 72 with eight persons succumbing to the disease.
On Tuesday, the state had recorded an increase of 150in the number of conronavirus infection cases.
On Wednesday, the death toll in Mumbai rose to 45. Thecountry's financial capital has recorded 714 COVID-19patients.
As many as 117 persons have been discharged afterrecovery across the state so far.
"Of the 117 new cases, Mumbai city reported 72followed by 36 in Pune," the health official said.
"Three new cases were found in Thane, two from PuneRural and one each in Navi Mumbai, Buldana, Akola and KalyanDombivli Municipal Corporation area, the official said.
Of the eight deaths in the state, five were reportedin Mumbai, two in Pune and one in Kalyan Dombivli MunicipalCorporation, an area near Mumbai, he said.
However, as per the civic authorities in Pune, eightCOVID-19 patients died in the city since Tuesday night. Thevarying figures from state and Pune authorities could not bereconciled immediately.
"None of the deceased had any travel history, but mostof them had existing illness such as diabetes or hypertensionor asthama," said the state official.
Of the 72 deaths in the state so far, 45 were reportedin Mumbai, ten in Pune, three in Thane, two each in Kalyan-Dombivli, Navi Mumbai and Vasai Virar, one each in MiraBhayandar, Palghar, Satara, Nagpur, Buldana, Jalgaon,Aurangabad, Jalgaon and Amravati, said the official.
Mumbai tops in the number of coronavirus cases in thestate with 714 patients, followed by Pune (166).
Other cities/districts where cases have been detectedare: Pimpri Chinchwad (17), Pune Rural (6), Thane (24), KalyanDombivli (26), Navi Mumbai (29), Mira Bhayandar (3), Vasai-Virar (10), Panvel (6), Satara (6), Sangli (26), Nagpur (19),Ahmednagar (16), Buldana (8), Ahmednagar rural (9), Aurangabad(12), Latur (8), Osmanabad (4) and Kolhapur (2).
Three cases each are reported from Thane Rural,Palghar, Ratnagiri and Yavatmal, one each from Ulhasnagar,Nashik city, Nashik rural, Jalgaon city, Jalgaon rural,Aurangabad rural, Jalna, Hingoli, Washim, Amravati city, Akolaand Gondia, the official said.
Of 27,090 samples sent for testing so far, 25,753tested negative while 1,135 tested positive.
A total of 34,904 people are under home quarantine and4,444 under institutional quarantine.
As to the impact of the Tablighi Jamaat gathering inDelhi, the official said 25 people who had returned from thecongregation held last month have tested positive forcoronavirus in the state.
"Eight of them are from Latur, six from Buldana, twoeach from Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Ahmednagar and one eachis Ratnagiri, Nagpur, Hingoli, Jalgaon and Washim," theofficial said. NDKRK KRK
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