2,535 new Covid-19 cases, 60 deaths in Maharashtra

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 17,49,777 with the addition of 2,535 fresh cases on Monday, the lowest daily count in more than five months, the state health department and officials said.

With 60 new deaths, the state's fatality count rose to 46,034, the department said in a statement.

The fresh tally of 2,535 cases was the lowest single- day spike since June first week, an official said.

The department said of the 60 deaths, 27 were from the past 48 hours and while four



occurred last week.

The remaining 29 deaths were from the period before the last week, it said.

A total of 3,001 patients were discharged from hospitals, which took the number of recovered persons to 16,18,380, the department said.

Mumbai city reported the highest single-day cases in the state with a tally of 409.

Maharashtra's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases: 17,49,777; new cases 2,535; deaths: 46,034; discharged 16,18,380; active cases: 84,386.