Maharashtra recorded another big spike of 5,368 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the State’s total case tally to 2,11,987.
A sharp fatality surge of 204 new deaths pushed the death toll to 9,026.
On July 1, the State had reported 5,537 cases. Since then, the State has been bedevilled by four consecutive spikes of 6,000-plus cases a day, which climaxed on Saturday when Maharashtra reported 7,047 cases — its highest single-day surge till date.
Of the total case tally, 87,681 are active ones, said State Health Department officials.
As many as 3,522 patients were discharged on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries till date to 1,15,262.
Mumbai active cases
With 1,200 new cases reported today, Mumbai’s total case tally has reached 85,724 of whom 23,624 are active.
The city’s death toll has risen to 4,938 wit