Maharashtra sees steep rise in fresh Covid-19 deaths

A day after falling sharply the number of daily Covid19 cases in city rose on Tuesday but stayed below 1000 The BMC confirmed 831 new infections and 23 fatalities The state however witnessed a massive spike in daily toll with 477 fatalitiesA BMC healthcare worker screens a passenger for body temperature at Dadar station on Tuesday PicAshish RajeAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporationrsquos BMC report on Tuesday of the 23 newly confirmed Covid19 fatalities 17 patients had comorbidities 11 were in the 4059 years age group and 11 were senior citizensEven though the cityrsquos daily Covid19 cases went up the test positivity rate TPR improved marginally and was recorded at 353 per cent on Tuesday down from 378 per cent on MondayThe doubling rate of Covid19 infections has continued to significantly improve and stood at 453 daysAlso Read Maharashtra govt revises cap on Covid19 treatment ratesThe recovery rate in the city improved by one percent on Tuesday and touched to 95 per cent following the discharge of 5868 peopleThough marginal Maharashtra once again saw a drop in daily tally with the confirmation of 14123 novel Coronavirus infectionsWith 477 more confirmed Covid19 deaths the statersquos case fatality rate rose to 167 per cent A total of 35949 people were discharged statewide and nearly 230 lakh patients were undergoing treatment as of Tuesday The Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR reported a significant rise in new cases at 2374 including the ones reported in Mumbai Among other MMR districts reporting a high number of cases were Palghar with 284 and Raigad with 463 besides Mumbai Thane registered 138 new cases KalyanDombivli 117 and Navi Mumbai 87Excluding Mumbai the MMR saw a steep rise in deaths on Tuesday at 79 out of which Raigad reported 22 and VasaiVirar 31 Palghar confirmed 17 deaths Navi Mumbai five and Thane two5761015Tal No of cases in Maharashtra2385Total no of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours23No of deaths in city on Tuesday 17 patients had comorbidities 11 were in the 4060 years age group and 11 were senior citizens5868Patients recovered and discharged in city on Tuesday35949No of people discharged in the state