Recoveries continue to exceed cases in State; active case tally dips below 3 lakhThe Maharashtra government has decided to extend lockdown-like restrictions for the next two weeks, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday. Meanwhile, recoveries continued to exceed cases as the State reported 20,740 new COVID-19 cases, while 31,671 patients were discharged. The total cases have reached 56,92,920, while cumulative recoveries have risen to 53,07,874, with the recovery rate rising to 93.24%. Nashik in north Maharashtra reported less than 700 new cases, taking its total tally to 3,83,950. The active case tally continued to decline, reaching 10,767, while 19 deaths pushed its total death toll to 4,546.

Source: The Hindu May 28, 2021 17:51 UTC