COVID-19: Maharashtra cumulative vaccination tally crosses 9.67 crore

COVID-19: Maharashtra cumulative vaccination tally crosses 9.67 crore

Sanjay JogUpdated: Thursday, October 28, 2021, 12:21 PM IST
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In the ongoing vaccination drive, Maharashtra on October 27 has vaccinated 4,62,209 in 4,684 sessions.

According to data released by the government, as of 7 am on October 28, Maharashtra has inoculated 9,67,45,760 people.

As per the state government data 3,60,52,200 individuals aged between 18 and 44 years received their first vaccine dose and 1,14,97,336 received their second dose since the inoculation drive for this age group began on May 1.

So far, 12,93,845 health care workers have been administered the first dose of the vaccine, while 11,14,887 of them have got their second dose.

Similarly, 21,46,409 frontline workers in the state have till now received their first vaccine dose and of them, 18,37,536 got their second dose.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 1,485 new coronavirus cases and 38 fatalities, a health department official said.

The tally of COVID-19 cases in the state thus rose to 66,06,536 and death toll reached 1,40,098.

The state now has 19,480 active patients while 1,72,600 people are in home quarantine and 933 in institutional quarantine.

On Tuesday, Maharashtra had logged 1,201 new coronavirus cases and 32 fatalities.

As many as 2,536 patients were discharged from hospitals, raising the number of recoveries to 64,43,342.

Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.53 per cent while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.

The number of coronavirus tests conducted in the state climbed to 6,22,02,811 with 1,22,608 samples tested since Tuesday evening.

Nine districts and five municipal corporations did not report a single new COVID-19 case, whereas several districts and municipal corporations logged new cases in single digit.

Mumbai reported the highest 417 new infections (besides four deaths), followed by Ahmednagar district with 149 new cases.

Among the eight administrative regions of Maharashtra, Mumbai region reported the highest 697 new COVID-19 cases, followed by 432 cases in Pune region.

Nashik region reported 218 new cases, Kolhapur 52, Latur 39, Aurangabad 36, Nagpur six and Akola region recorded five new COVID-19 cases.

Mumbai region reported the highest 17 fatalities, followed by eight deaths each in Pune and Nashik regions. Latur and Kolhapur regions reported three and two fatalities, respectively.

Aurangabad, Nagpur and Akola regions did not report any fatality in the last 24 hours.

Pune city reported 100 new cases, but no fresh fatality. Of 19,480 active patients in the state, Mumbai has the highest 4,993 cases.

Coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Total cases - 66,06,536, New cases-1,485, Total deaths-1,40,098, New deaths - 38, Total recoveries- 64,43,342, Active cases-19,480, Total tests conducted-6,22,02,811

(With inputs from agencies)

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