23,816 new coronavirus cases, 325 fatalities in Maharashtra

Maharashtra reported a single-day highest spike of 23,816 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday which took its tally to 9,67,349, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 27,787 with 325 patients succumbing to the viral infection, he added.

The number of recovered COVID-19 patients increased to 8,86,462 with 13,906



patients being discharged from the hospitals during the day.

As per the state government’s data, Mumbai also recorded its highest single-day spike of 2,227 which took its coronavirus tally to 1,60,744, while the death toll in the state capital rose to 7,985 with 43 new fatalities.

Maharashtra’s recovery rate is 70.96 per cent.