Maharashtra reports highest death count in 24 hrs with 895 fatalities
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 895 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike in fatalities in the state which has been the worst hit by the pandemic.
The state also logged 66,358 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, a day after its daily case count dropped to 48,700.
Maharashtra's Aurangabad district reported the highest number of fatalities with 162 deaths in 24 hours.
The fresh number of infections has pushed Maharashtra's active cases to 6,72,43.
The five worst-affected districts in the state are Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri, which account for 1,76,567 active cases, official data showed.
State capital Mumbai alone reported 4,014 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday and 59 deaths, the civic body's official data showed.
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