Number of Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra reaches to 1,574

The number of corona virus cases in Maharashtra reached 1,574 on Friday with 210 more persons testing positive. A health department official informed that thirteen COVID-19 patients died during the day, taking the death toll in the state to 110. The number of patients who recovered and were discharged from hospital is 188. A total of 33,093 persons have been tested in the state so far. 38,927 persons are in home quarantine and 4,738 in institutional quarantine.

As many as 132 new patients were found in Mumbai alone. Ten coronavirus patients died in Mumbai and one each in Pune, Panvel and Vasai-Virar. Nine of the deceased



were men and four women. Five of those who died on Friday were in the age group of 40 to 60 years while two were below 40. Eleven of them were also suffering from ailments such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and heart disease.

Besides Mumbai, 38 persons tested positive for virus infection in Pune, 17 in Mira Bhayander, six in Nagpur, two each in Kalyan Dombivali, Thane and Buldhana, three each in Pimpri-Chinchwad and Akola, one each in Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Ratnagiri and Vasai-Virar during the day. One patient admitted in Mumbai is from out of the state.