Maha Covid tally crosses 16L; deaths and cases plummet (Roundup)

Mumbai, Oct 19 : Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally crossed the 16 lakh mark even as deaths and new cases continued to plummet, health officials said here on Monday, The state witnessed 125 deaths on Monday — around 25 per cent compared to the peak of 515 deaths reported on September 15 — taking the state’s death toll to 42,240.
The state reported 5,984 new cases in the last 24 hours — around 25 per cent lower than the peak single-day tally of 24,886 reported on September 11 — taking the state’s Covid tally past the 16 lakh mark to 16,01,365.
Covid-19 cases and fatalities in Maharashtra are among the lowest in the past nearly four months, proving a great relief to the health authorities.
On another positive, the state’s recovery rate continued to soar, increasing from 85.86 per cent to 86.48 per cent – while the current mortality rate remained stable at 2.64 per cent.
Simultaneously, 15,069 fully recovered patients returned home – taking up the total number of discharged patients to 13,84,879 till date – much higher than the 173,759 active cases currently present in the state.