Maharashtra sees over 30,000 new Covid cases, biggest single-day spike

In what is its biggest single-day spike since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, Maharashtra on Sunday reported 30,535 fresh coronavirus cases, taking its infection tally to 24,79,682, according to the state health department.

With 99 new deaths, the total toll in the state swelled to 53,399. As on Sunday, there are 210,120 active cases in the state.

The case fatality rate is at 2.15 per cent. Currently 969,867 people are in home quarantine and 9,601 are undergoing institutional quarantine in the state, according to the state department data.

The positivity rate in the state stands at 13.5 per cent.