Maharashtra records 307 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 252 recoveries on May 18; active cases jump to 1,605

Maharashtra on Wednesday, May 18 recorded 307 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the number of active cases to 1,605. Besides, 1 COVID-19 death were reported in the day, taking the tally to 1,47,856.

252 patients were discharged in the day, taking the tally to 77,32,081. The recovery rate in the state is 98.10%. The case fatality rate in the state is 1.87%.

Out of 8,06,20,488 laboratory samples 78,81,542 have been tested positive (09.78%) for COVID-19 until today.

The Mumbai circle--which consists of MCGM, Thane, TMC, Navi Mumbai, KDMC, Ulhasnagar MC, Bhivandi Nijampur MC, Mira Bhayandar MC, Palghar, Vasai Virar MC, Raigad, Panvel MC--recorded 241 new cases.

The Nashik circle--which consists of Nashik, Nashik MC, Malegaon MC, Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar MC, Dhule, Dhule MC, Jalgaon, Jalgaon MC, Nandurbar--reported 1 fresh COVID-19 case.

The Pune circle--which includes Pune, PMC, PCMC, Solapur, Solapur MC, Satara--recorded 53 new cases.

The Kolhapur circle--which includes Kolhapur, Kolhapur MC, Sangli, Sangli MC, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri-- reported 1 new cases.

The Aurangabad circle--which consists of Aurangabad, Aurangabad MC, Jalna, Hingoli, Parbhani, Parbhani MC-- reported 3 fresh cases.

The Latur circle--which consists of Latur, Latur MC, Osmanabad, Beed, Nanded, Nanded MC--recorded 0 fresh cases.

The Akola circle--which includes Akola, Akola MC, Amaravati, Amaravati MC, Yawatmal, Buldhana, Washim-- recorded 5 fresh cases.

Nagpur circle--which includes Nagpur, Nagpur MC, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Chandrapur MC, Gadchiroli --reported 3 fresh case.

Published on: Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 07:30 PM IST