<p>In an alarming trend, the daily deaths are showing a drastic zoom crossing the 700-mark and touching a record high of 773 on Friday.</p>.<p>In the last 24 hours, the state recorded 66,836 cases and 773 deaths reaching a progressive total of 41,61,676 and 63,252, respectively.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, 7,199 cases and 72 deaths were reported while the same in the larger Mumbai metropolitan region was 16,968 and 180 respectively.</p>.<p>The death toll of 180 in MMR is the highest in 2021.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/airlift-oxygen-give-adequate-vaccines-allow-remdesivir-imports-thackeray-tells-pm-977697.html" target="_blank">Airlift oxygen, give adequate vaccines, allow Remdesivir imports: Thackeray tells PM</a></strong></p>.<p>“It’s an alarming trend, this week, the deaths have shown a drastic increase nearly on a daily basis,” said Dr Suhas Pingle, the President-elect of IMA-Maharashtra.</p>.<p>More than 42 lakh people in the state are under quarantine.</p>.<p>During the day, 74,045 patients were discharged taking the total recovered patients to 34,04,792.</p>
<p>In an alarming trend, the daily deaths are showing a drastic zoom crossing the 700-mark and touching a record high of 773 on Friday.</p>.<p>In the last 24 hours, the state recorded 66,836 cases and 773 deaths reaching a progressive total of 41,61,676 and 63,252, respectively.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, 7,199 cases and 72 deaths were reported while the same in the larger Mumbai metropolitan region was 16,968 and 180 respectively.</p>.<p>The death toll of 180 in MMR is the highest in 2021.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/airlift-oxygen-give-adequate-vaccines-allow-remdesivir-imports-thackeray-tells-pm-977697.html" target="_blank">Airlift oxygen, give adequate vaccines, allow Remdesivir imports: Thackeray tells PM</a></strong></p>.<p>“It’s an alarming trend, this week, the deaths have shown a drastic increase nearly on a daily basis,” said Dr Suhas Pingle, the President-elect of IMA-Maharashtra.</p>.<p>More than 42 lakh people in the state are under quarantine.</p>.<p>During the day, 74,045 patients were discharged taking the total recovered patients to 34,04,792.</p>
