Maharashtra reports 2,992 new coronavirus cases, tally rises to 20,33,266

With the addition of 2,992 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Maharashtra reached 20,33,266 on Wednesday, a state health department official said. A total of 7,030 patients recuperated and got discharge from hospitals, which pushed the recovery count to 19,43,335, he said. Thirty patients died due to the infection, taking the death toll to 51,169, the official said.
 

Of the 27 fresh



fatalities, 18 were from the past 48 hours, five from the last week and remaining seven had taken place before that, but were added on Wednesday. There are 37,516 active cases in the state at present. Maharashtra's recovery rate now stands at 95.58 per cent, while the fatality rate is 2.52 per cent, it said. At 504, Mumbai city reported the highest number of fresh cases in the state, while seven persons succumbed to the infection.