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Maharashtra sees record single-day spike of 178 covid-19 deaths, 2786 new cases
NEW DELHI : The Maharashtra government on Monday reported 178 more deaths, the highest spike in a single day, due to coronavirus, taking the number of fatalities to 4,128.The state health department said with 2,786 more people testing positive for the covid-19 infection in past 24 hours, the total number of cases jumped to 1,10,744.Active cases in the state however, are at 53,017 and total patients discharged so far are 56,049.The state capital, Mumbai, the biggest contributor in the state and country, reported 58 deaths today bringing the total fatality to 2,248.With 1,066 new detections in Mumbai, the total number of coronavirus cases in the city jumped to 59,201.Active cases in Mumbai however, are at 26828 and total patients