Maharashtra reports 1,258 fresh Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra reported 1,258 fresh cases of the viral Covid infection on Friday while recording six deaths, a health department official said. The state saw a 61% increase in infections as it had recorded 781 cases and four deaths on the previous



day. 

With the new cases, Maharashtra's active tally stands at 81,02,377 while the death toll has risen to 1,48,257 cases. The recovery count increased by 1,942 in the last 24 hours to reach 79,44,923, leaving the state with an active caseload of 9,197, the official said.