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COVID-19 cases increasing quickly in big cities of Maharashtra

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COVID-19 positive cases and fatalities due to the disease stand at 22,563 and 800, respectively in Mumbai. Photo-ANI

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 1,411 new COVID-19 positive cases and 43 deaths, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.

Now, the tally of total COVID-19 positive cases and fatalities due to the disease stand at 22,563 and 800, respectively.

Meanwhile, nine more Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) employees have been detected positive for the disease, taking the total number of infected people in the organisation to 137.

As per the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra has so far confirmed 35,058 positive cases, including 1249 deaths. Hundred and ninety-three COVID-19 positive cases and 10 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in Pune district.

"The death toll is at 221 while total positive cases are 4,370," informed the Health Department.


More than One lakh COVID-19 cases in India


A total of 1,01,139 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India.

39,174 persons have recovered or migrated, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.

There are 58,802 active cases of COVID-19 in the country at present.

As many as 3,163 people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus in the country.


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