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Maharashtra Covid-19 cases climb by 9,601 to 4,31,719; death toll crosses 15,000
MUMBAI : Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally spiked by 9,601 new cases to 4,31,719 on Saturday while the death of 322 patients, including 45 in Mumbai, took the toll in the state to 15,316, the health department said.A total of 10,725 patients were discharged in the day, raising the count of recovered cases to 2,66,883.Maharashtra now has 1,49,214 active cases, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.Mumbai city reported 1,047 new cases, taking the tally to 1,15,331 while suburbs added 2,995 new cases.The death toll in Mumbai now stands at 6,398.The number of cases in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) reached 2,42,778 while the fatality count stood at 9,766.The number of cases mounted by 1,441 in Pune city while the neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad added 797