Maha Covid-19 deaths fall below 50, recoveries improve (Roundup)

Mumbai, Dec 6 : After five days of highs, Maharashtra’s Covid-19 deaths dropped below the 50-mark while new cases remained under the 5,000-mark even as recoveries improved, health authorities said on Sunday.
The state reported 40 deaths, taking the toll to 47,734, while the new infections dropped below the 5,000 mark for the second day with 4,757 fresh cases, taking the tally to 18,52,266.
While 19 of the state’s 36 districts reported fatalities – and all reported new infections – the bulk of deaths came from the Mumbai-Pune regions.
The state recovery rate improved, rising up from 92.88 per cent to 93.04 per cent -while the mortality rate stood stable at 2.58 per cent.
Another chunk of 7,486 fully recovered patients returned home – taking the total number discharged to 17,23,370 till date, against the 80,079 active cases, which dipped for the fourth day.
Of the latest deaths declared, Mumbai led with 13 fatalities, while five died in Nagpur, four in Satara, three in Pune, two each in Thane and Solapur, one each in Raigad, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Sangli, Sindhudurg, Latur, Buldhana, Washim, Chandrapur, besides one outsider.