After recording nearly 3,500 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra's Covid-19 count has now crossed 1 lakh positive patients since the outbreak, with adding to India’s 3 lakh cases.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the state now stands at 1,01,141 after 3,493 positive cases were reported, according to the state health department.
The staggering number of cases is more than the total Covid-19 cases in other countries of the world, including China and Canada. Along with that, the death toll in the state also saw a surge of 127 more fatalities since Thursday, taking the toll to 3,717, it said.
Amid the rising cases as well as deaths, Maharashtra government today clarified that the lockdown relaxations in the state are not revoked after several reports and rumours hinted on revival of full lockdown in the state.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday made it clear that no such decision has been taken. He, however, urged citizens to follow the guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs in order to stay safe and combat the spread of novel coronavirus in the state.
The death toll from the Covid-19 virus surged to 396 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 8,498. However, a total of 47,793 people have been discharged after making a full recovery from COVID-19, out of this 1,718 were discharged today.
In the ongoing pandemic war though India has reached in top five positions of gravely affected by the deadly virus, the recovery rate has sped up to 50% more that the affected cases, says a report.
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