Maharashtra Covid-19 deaths tumble to 30, ‘active cases’ rise

Mumbai, Nov 23 : Amid apprehensions of a possible ‘second wave’, Covid-19 deaths dropped in the sub-100 range for the third day – plummeting to just 30, and the number of ‘active cases’ continued to increase, health authorities said here on Monday.
After three days in the three-digit figures last week, the state’s deaths dropped to 30- compared with the peak tally of 515 (Sep. 15) – and the state fatalities shot up from 46,623 to 46,653. Previously, the state had reported 34 fatalities on May 5.
After five days, the new infections in the state fell below the 5K mark, with 4,153 fresh cases – compared with the peak single-day tally of 24,886 (Sep. 11) – and the number of total cases went up from 17,80,208 to 17,84,361 till date.
As many as 25 of the state’s 36 districts recorded zero fatalities, including hotspots like Palghar, Raigad, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Sangli, Aurangabad, Akola, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Nagpur and Gadchiroli.
For the third day the state recovery rate dropped marginally, from 92.75 percent to 92.74 percent – while the current mortality (death) rate improved fractionally from 2.62 per cent to 2.61 per cent.
Simultaneously, another chunk of 3,729 fully recovered patients returned home – taking the total from 16,51,064 to 16,54,793 till date – much higher than the 81,902 ‘active cases’ (ill), which have shown an increase again.