COVID-19: Maharashtra adds 8\,240 new cases; deaths top 12\,000

COVID-19: Maharashtra adds 8,240 new cases; deaths top 12,000

With 176 new deaths in a day, the state's fatality count increased to 12,030, the department said.

Published: 20th July 2020 09:04 PM  |   Last Updated: 20th July 2020 09:04 PM   |  A+A A-

Coronavirus Frontline Workers

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By PTI

MUMBAI: Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,18,695 on Monday with the addition of 8,240 new cases, while the death toll crossed the 12,000-mark, the state health department said.

With 176 new deaths in a day, the state's fatality count increased to 12,030, the department said.

A total of 5,460 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered persons to 1,75,029, the department said in a statement.

There are 1,31,334 active cases in the state at present, it added.