Maharashtra COVID-19 cases again cross 5,000 mark

MUMBAI: For the second consecutive day, Maharashtra Covid-19 cases again jumped above 5,000 at 5,318 on Saturday as against Friday's 5,024 while the state death toll touched 7,273, health officials said. The state fatalities again catapulted from the June's lowest of 62 to 167, but still down from the highest death figure of 248 notched on June 23. On June 16, the state had reported 1,409 fatalities, taking into account reconciliation of earlier deaths, which drastically escalated the toll. With Saturday's fatalities, the state death toll climbed to 7,273 and total cases zoomed to 159,133 till date, both being the highest in the country. (IANS)

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