Mumbai: With 2,287 new cases, Maharashtra’s covid-19 tally reached 72,300 confirmed cases on Tuesday. Of these, 31,333 had fully recovered, while 2,465 died due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Presently, Maharashtra is the worst affected state in India as nearly 364 out of every 1000 confirmed covid-19 cases in the country emerged from here.

The recovery rate in the state stood at 43.33%, against the national average of 48.07%, while the case fatality rate was 3.40% in the state, compared to the national average of 2.81%.

Of the total confirmed cases in the state, Mumbai municipal corporation area that comprised about 58% of confirmed cases, has become the epicentre of the pandemic in India.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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