Coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra rises to 203

With as many as 22 persons testing positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra yesterday, the number of COVID-19 patients in the state climbed to 203. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope informed that as the test reports of two persons who died in Mumbai and Buldhana district on Saturday, came positive for Coronavirus, the COVID-19 death toll in the state went up to eight.

 

Mr Tope further informed that of the 203 coronavirus positive patients, 85 are from Mumbai and 37 from



Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and rural area, 25 in Sangli, 23 in Thane region, 14 in Nagpur, five in Ahmednagar, four in Yavatmal, two in Satara two and one each from Aurangabad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Gondia, Jalgaon and Buldhana.

 

The Minister stated thst so far, as many as 35 COVID-19 patients were discharged after recovery. He said the discharged patients will have to observe a mandatory 14-day home quarantine.