Maharashtra recorded 9,518 new cases of coronavirus and 258 deaths on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the state to 3,10,455. 3,906 patients were cured taking the total number of cured patients to 1,69,569. The total number of active cases in the state stands at 1,28,730.
The recovery rate of the state is at 54.62 per cent. More than 7.5 lakh people are in-home quarantine, 45,846 are in institutional quarantine. The state has tested more than 15 lakh samples for coronavirus to date. The state has extended the lockdown till July 31st, 2020 followed by a strict lockdown in containment areas. India has recorded more than 1 million cases, more than 30 thousand cases were recorded on Sunday.
The total number of cases in various districts of Maharashtra is as follows:
Mumbai: 1,01,388
Thane: 75,111
Palghar: 11,923
Raigad: 11,413
Ratnagiri: 1,195
Sindhudurg: 278
Pune: 54,624
Satara: 2351
Sangli: 896
Kolhapur: 2,071
Solapur: 5,615
Nashik: 9,533
Ahmednagar: 1,452
Jalgaon: 7,314
Nandurbar: 382
Dhule: 1,901
Aurangabad: 9,778
Jalna: 1,366
Beed: 335
Latur: 1,108
Parbhani: 367
Hingoli: 402
Nanded: 808
Osmanabad: 498
Amaravati: 1,222
Akola: 2,049
Washim: 336
Buldhana: 493
Yavatmal: 544
Nagpur: 2,542
Wardha: 71
Bhandara: 187
Gondia: 229
Chandrapur: 228
Gadchiroli: 190
The state continues to be the worse hit in the country. While the hotspots in Mumbai are reducing the others are emerging. Pune district has become another hotspot for the state to tackle.
In addition to this, on Monday morning, state textile minister Aslam Shaikh too announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He is the third person from the cabinet to test positive.