2,859 people in Maharashtra getting Covid-19 every minute: report

Updated : Apr 19, 2021 14:07
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Editorji News Desk

As India continues to battle the deadly Covid-19 surge, data analysis has revealed that Maharashtra adds more than 2000 infections to its tally every minute.

According to the data, 2859 people are contracting Covid-19 every minute and one person succumbs to the novel virus every third minute on average, reported Hindustan Times.

Maharashtra has been witnessing an unabated surge in cases for the past few weeks. On Sunday, the state was found to have registered 68,631 cases pushing its total Covid count to roughly 38,39,338. Maharashtra also reported 503 fatalities on Sunday, pushing the death toll to 60,473.

A total of 8468 cases were reported from the capital city, Mumbai alone in the span of 24 hours on Sunday.

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