Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally reaches 12,24,380 with 15,738 fresh cases, 344 deaths

Maharashtra on Monday reported a record number of 32,007 recoveries from COVID-19 infection even as 15,738 new cases took the total count of infections in the state to 12,24,380, the health department said.

The number of recovered persons in the state has reached 9,16,348, it said, adding that the case recovery rate stands at 74.84 per cent,



while the fatality rate is 2.7 per cent.

With 344 people succumbing to the infection, the cumulative toll crossed the 33,000 mark and reached 33,015, it said.

The number of new cases in the day was significantly lower compared to 20,598 additions on Sunday.

The state now has 2,74,623 active cases.