Covid-19 state digest: 6,427 Maharashtra cases; Rajasthan nears 2,000 mark

With 778 new patients testing coronavirus positive, Maharashtra set a fresh record of highest single-day detection of cases on Thursday

There was no let-up in the Covid- 19 situation in Maharashtra which recorded 778 cases on Thursday, a fresh single-day high and most of them from Mumbai, taking the state tally to 6,427, while the death toll rose to 283, health officials said.

Fourteen Covid-19 patients died on Thursday, taking the toll in the state to 283, an official said. So far, 840 Covid-19 patients have been discharged in the state after recovering from the deadly infection, 51 of them on Thursday, he said.

With 778 new patients testing coronavirus positive, the state set a fresh record of highest single-day