Maharashtra logs 1,426 new cases and 21 deaths

Mumbai reported 809 new coronavirus cases and three deaths

Maharashtra on Monday reported 1,426 fresh coronavirus cases, including 26 new Omicron patients — daily count down 222 from a day ago — while 21 more persons succumbed to the infection in the the state, the health department said.

The health department said the state recorded 21 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 toll to 1,41,454. The case fatality rate is the state stands at 2.12 per cent. With 1,426 new cases, the statewide tally of those infected with COVID-19 reached 66,59,314, it said in a bulletin. The count of active cases crossed the 10,000-mark to stand at 10,441, reflecting a widening gap between new and recovering patients. On Sunday, Maharashtra had recorded 1,648 COVID-19 cases and 17…read more