Presently, Maharashtra is the worst affected state in India as nearly 37.5% of the confirmed covid-19 cases in the country emerge from here With 2,490 new cases, Maharashtra on Saturday saw its confirmed covid-19 cases tally touch the 65,158 mark.
Of these, 28,081 have fully recovered and 2,197 died due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Presently, Maharashtra is the worst affected state in India as nearly 375 out of every 1000 confirmed covid-19 cases in the country emerge from here.
Of the total confirmed cases in the state, Mumbai municipal corporation area that comprised about 60% of confirmed cases, has become the epicentre of the pandemic in India.