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City's COVID-19 tally crosses 64,000; state recovers at 50.59 per cent

State health officials said that apart from the confirmed cases, 192 patients in Mumbai and 140 patients in Thane also tested positive and were yet to be added to the tally.

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An auto driver has put up a plastic sheet between his and the passenger's seat. Pic/Nimesh Dave

An auto driver has put up a plastic sheet between his and the passenger's seat. Pic/Nimesh Dave

With Mumbai reporting 1,264 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the total tally crossed 64,000 on Friday. The total number of cases in the state touched 1.24 lakh with 3,827 fresh infections. While the state's recovery rate continued to be 50.59 per cent, the death rate rose to 4.7 per cent.

State health officials said that apart from the confirmed cases, 192 patients in Mumbai and 140 patients in Thane also tested positive and were yet to be added to the tally. Of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state, 55,651 patients are currently being treated and 1,935 patients have been discharged from various facilities after full recovery. Of the 142 deaths reported in Maharashtra on Friday, city accounts for 114. Civic officials said that while 55 of them occurred between June 16 and 18, the rest happened before June 15. Eight other cases were from Aurangabad, five from Vasai-Virar, three each from Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Raigad, two from Thane and one from Solapur. In the state, 74 patients who died were senior citizens and the death toll now stands at 5,751.

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