Maha sees 2,739 new COVID-19 cases; death toll nears 3,000

Mumbai, Jun 6 () Maharashtra on Saturday reported spike of 2,739 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall case count to 82,968 while the death toll rose by 120 to 2,969, state Health department said.

A total of 2,234 patients were discharged in the day, pushing the tally of the recovered cases to 37,390 so far, a statement said.

The state now has 42,609 active cases, it said, adding that a total of 5,37,124 samples have been tested so far. MR NSK NSK