Maharashtra clocks 27,918 new coronavirus cases, 139 deaths

Maharashtra recorded as many as 27,918 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 27,73,436, the death toll increased to 54,422 with 139 new fatalities.

As many as 23,820 patients



were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 23,77,127. The number of active cases stands at 3,40,542.

The state's recovery rate is 85.71 per cent, while the fatality rate is 1.96 per cent.