Maharashtra reports 29,644 Covid cases and 555 deaths; Mumbai’s daily count at 1,416

At present, Maharashtra's positivity rate stands at 17.04 per cent while the case fatality ratio is at 1.57 per cent.

At a Covid care centre in Mumbai. (File)

Maharashtra on Friday reported 29,644 new coronavirus cases and 555 fatalities that raised the tally of infections to over 55,27,092 and the toll to 86,618, the latest date from the state health department said.

While there are as many as 3,67,121 active cases in the state, the count of recoveries has reached 50,70,801. The state had reported 29,911 new Covid-19 cases and 738 fatalities on Thursday.

Maharashtra reports 29,644 new #COVID19 cases, 44,493 recoveries and 555 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 55,27,092
Total recoveries 50,70,801
Death toll 86,618

Active cases 3,67,121 pic.twitter.com/yFGswhT6sq

— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2021

At present, the state’s positivity rate stands at 17.04 per cent while the case fatality ratio is at 1.57 per cent. There are 20,946 people in institutional quarantine and 27.9 lakh in-home quarantine now.

Out of the new cases, 1,416 Covid-19 infections were recorded in Mumbai. The city also reported 54 deaths pushing the toll in Mumbai 14,522.

#CoronavirusUpdates
21st May, 6:00pm

Positive Pts. (24 hrs) – 1,416

Discharged Pts. (24 hrs) – 1,766
Total Recovered Pts. – 6,49,389
Overall Recovery Rate – 93%

Total Active Pts. – 29,103

Doubling Rate – 317 Days
Growth Rate (14 May – 20 May) – 0.22%#NaToCorona

— ???? Mumbai, ???? BMC (@mybmc) May 21, 2021

While the recovery rate climbed to 6,49,389, or 93 per cent of the caseload, as 1,766 people were discharged from hospitals. The number of active cases in Mumbai city stands at 29,013, data shared by the BMC showed.

According to PTI, BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said the 1,416 cases detected on Friday were from 33,078 tests, some 4,000 more than the tests conducted on Thursday, which had revealed 1,425 cases.

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