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    COVID-19: Maharashtra records 55,469 coronavirus cases in 24 hours; second-highest spike

    As of April 6, there are 4,72,283 active cases in the state, and the death toll stands at 56,330.

    Moneycontrol News
    April 06, 2021 / 22:46 IST
    Maharashtra has crossed the 50K mark, to report 55,469 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the state health department reported.

    Maharashtra on April 6 crossed the 50K mark, reporting 55,469 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the state health department stated. This is the second-highest spike since the outbreak of the pandemic.

    The total number of cases in the state now stands at 31, 13,354. Additionally, the state has reported 34,256 recoveries, and 297 deaths in the last 24 hours. As of April 6, there are 4,72,283 active cases in the state, and the death toll stands at 56,330.

    While the case fatality rate stands at 1.81 percent, the recovery rate is 82.98 percent. With 2,01,693 new tests, the number of samples tested so far in Maharashtra has gone up to 2,09,17,486.

    Out of the 55,469  cases in the state, Mumbai itself recorded 10,030 new COVID-19 cases on April 6, the second-highest daily count so far.

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    Maharashtra's surging cases is of grave concern, reiterated Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a press briefing on April 6. The health secretary said that Maharashtra accounts for 58 percent of all active cases and 34 percent of all COVID-19- related deaths in the country. Seven out of the top 10 districts with active COVID-19 cases are from Maharashtra - Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad and Ahmednagar.

    The Centre has constituted 50 high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams and deployed them to districts reporting a surge in cases and mortality in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab, Bhushan said. These teams were being deployed in 30 districts of Maharashtra, 11 of Chhattisgarh and nine of Punjab.

    They will assist the state health department and local authorities in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment measures.

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, taking into consideration the surging cases, has put the state under weekend lockdowns and night curfews. He has also implemented other strict measures to curb the spread of the virus.

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    first published: Apr 6, 2021 10:43 pm

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