COVID-19 tally of Maharashtra rose to 1,59,133 with new 5,318 cases

Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rose to 1,59,133 with a record 5,318 new patients found on Saturday, while the death toll due to the pandemic reached 7,273 with 167 fatalities coming to light, an official said.

The increase in cases surpassed Friday's one-day highest figure of 5,024, said a state health official. 4,430 patientswere



discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered coronavirus patients in the state to 84,245, he added.

So far, 8,96,874 people have beentested for the virus in Maharashtra.

Out of 167 deaths reported on Saturday, 86 occurred in the last 48 hours and remaining had taken place earlier, the official said.