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Maharashtra logs 22,122 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in over 2 months; Mumbai daily count at 1,057
Maharashtra on Monday reported 22,122 new cases of coronavirus, 361 deaths in a span of 24 hours, taking the caseload and death toll to 5,602,019 and 89,212 respectively, according to the state health department’s bulletin.This is the fifth successive day that the daily new cases of Covid-19 in Maharashtra remained below the 30,000-mark.With 42,000 Covid-19 patients getting discharged during the day, Maharashtra's overall count of recoveries rose to 5,182,592, leaving the state with 3,27,580 active cases, it said, adding that the case recovery rate improved to 92.51% while the fatality rate is now at 1.59%.Mumbai reported 1,057 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, down 374 from a day ago, taking the tally to 6,98,867, while 48 patients succumbed