<p>Maharashtra on Sunday reported the highest spike of 68,631 fresh coronavirus positive cases while 503 patients succumbed to the infection, the state health department said.</p>.<p>With this, the cumulative caseload in the state mounted to 38,39,338 while the death toll reached 60,473.</p>.<p>Maharashtra is now left with 6,70,388active cases.</p>.<p>Of the 503 fatalities, 210 deaths had occurred in the last 48 hours, the department said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/growing-calls-for-more-oxygen-beds-as-indias-covid-19-crisis-deepens-975881.html" target="_blank">Read | Growing calls for more oxygen, beds as India's Covid-19 crisis deepens</a></strong></p>.<p>Mumbai city reported8,468 fresh cases and 53 deaths, taking the tally of the infections to 5,79,486 and the toll to 12,354.</p>.<p>A record 2,73,272 tests were conducted on Sunday, taking the number of samples tested so far to 2,38,54,185, the department said in a release.</p>.<p>A total of 45,654 people were discharged after treatment, taking the count of recoveries in Maharashtra so far to 31,06,828, it said.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 80.92 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.58 per cent.</p>.<p>Currently, 36,75,518 people are in the home quarantine and26,529 people are in the institutional quarantine, the department said.</p>.<p>Mumbai division, comprising Mumbai and satellite towns, registered 17,632 fresh cases and 115 fatalities, taking the count of infections to 12,04,018 and the toll to 21,689, it said.</p>.<p>Nashik division reported 9,599 new cases including 2,049 in Nashik city.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/manmohan-singh-writes-to-pm-on-covid-19-crisis-stresses-vaccination-key-to-battling-pandemic-975785.html" target="_blank">Read | Manmohan Singh writes to PM on Covid-19 crisis; stresses vaccination key to battling pandemic</a></strong></p>.<p>Pune division reported 15,587 cases in the day, including 6,541 in Pune city.</p>.<p>Kolhapur division reported 2,264 infections, Aurangabad division 3,418, Latur division 4,921, Akola division 2,727, Nagpur division 12,483, including 4,724 in Nagpur city, the department said.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's tally of coronavirus positive cases is as follows: Positive cases 38,39,338, deaths 60,473, recoveries 31,06,828, active cases 6,70,388, total tests 2,38,54,185, and tests conducted today 2,73,272.</p>
<p>Maharashtra on Sunday reported the highest spike of 68,631 fresh coronavirus positive cases while 503 patients succumbed to the infection, the state health department said.</p>.<p>With this, the cumulative caseload in the state mounted to 38,39,338 while the death toll reached 60,473.</p>.<p>Maharashtra is now left with 6,70,388active cases.</p>.<p>Of the 503 fatalities, 210 deaths had occurred in the last 48 hours, the department said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/growing-calls-for-more-oxygen-beds-as-indias-covid-19-crisis-deepens-975881.html" target="_blank">Read | Growing calls for more oxygen, beds as India's Covid-19 crisis deepens</a></strong></p>.<p>Mumbai city reported8,468 fresh cases and 53 deaths, taking the tally of the infections to 5,79,486 and the toll to 12,354.</p>.<p>A record 2,73,272 tests were conducted on Sunday, taking the number of samples tested so far to 2,38,54,185, the department said in a release.</p>.<p>A total of 45,654 people were discharged after treatment, taking the count of recoveries in Maharashtra so far to 31,06,828, it said.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 80.92 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.58 per cent.</p>.<p>Currently, 36,75,518 people are in the home quarantine and26,529 people are in the institutional quarantine, the department said.</p>.<p>Mumbai division, comprising Mumbai and satellite towns, registered 17,632 fresh cases and 115 fatalities, taking the count of infections to 12,04,018 and the toll to 21,689, it said.</p>.<p>Nashik division reported 9,599 new cases including 2,049 in Nashik city.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/manmohan-singh-writes-to-pm-on-covid-19-crisis-stresses-vaccination-key-to-battling-pandemic-975785.html" target="_blank">Read | Manmohan Singh writes to PM on Covid-19 crisis; stresses vaccination key to battling pandemic</a></strong></p>.<p>Pune division reported 15,587 cases in the day, including 6,541 in Pune city.</p>.<p>Kolhapur division reported 2,264 infections, Aurangabad division 3,418, Latur division 4,921, Akola division 2,727, Nagpur division 12,483, including 4,724 in Nagpur city, the department said.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's tally of coronavirus positive cases is as follows: Positive cases 38,39,338, deaths 60,473, recoveries 31,06,828, active cases 6,70,388, total tests 2,38,54,185, and tests conducted today 2,73,272.</p>