Maharashtra reports huge jump of over 4,000 COVID cases in 24 hrs

Maharashtra reported 4,024 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Department bulletin issued on Wednesday. The state saw a 36 per cent jump in cases over Tuesday when it had reported 2,956 COVID-19 cases. 

The state also reported two COVID-related deaths and 3,028 recoveries. Currently, active cases in the state stand at 19,261. According to the latest report of BJ Medical College in Pune, 4 patients of BA.5 variant have been reported in the state.

Moreover, its capital Mumbai reported 2,293 new COVID-19 cases and one death linked to infection, as per the BMC bulletin.

This the highest daily count since January 23, the city civic body said.

With these additions, the tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 10,85,882, while the death toll increased to 19,576, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin.

Meanwhile, India reported a total of 8,822 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, a 33.8 per cent rise from the previous day, bringing the country's active caseload to a new high of 53,637, according to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry. 

The number of deaths as a result of the infection has risen to 5,24,792, with 15 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The number of current cases now accounts for 0.12 per cent of all infections, with a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 98.66 per cent, according to the health ministry.

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