11,015 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Maharashtra

Maharashtra on Monday reported 11,015 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 6,93,398, while 212 more patients succumbed to the infection, 40 of them in Pune city, said a state health department official.

Maharashtra on August 17 had crossed the mark of six lakh COVID-19 cases and is expected to touch the grim



milestone of seven lakh infections on Tuesday.

The state also reported 212 fresh deaths, taking the toll to 22,465, he said.

Also, 14,219 people were discharged, pushing up the number of recoveries beyond the five lakh-mark at 5,02,490, the official said, adding the state now has 1,68,126 active cases.