Maharashtra records new high of 13,165 Covid cases

to 1,885 and 3,450 new cases taking the total infectees to 295,496.

Pune district notched 137,601 cases with the fatalities increasing to 3,422, while Thane district was on the third spot, recording 117,325 cases with the death toll increasing to 3,442.

With 110 more fatalities, the Pune division's death toll rose to 4,338 and the case tally zoomed up with 3,440 new cases to 161,286.

Nashik division has recorded 1,803 fatalities and 68,982 cases, followed by Kolhapur division with 780 deaths and 26,433 cases, Aurangabad division, now pushed behind, with 774 fatalities and 25,798 cases, Latur division with 532 fatalities and 17,316 cases, Nagpur division with 466 deaths and 19,440 cases, followed by Akola division with 392 fatalities and 13,315 cases.

Meanwhile, the number of people sent to home quarantine increased to 11,62,450 now, while those in institutional quarantine went down to 37,094.

( With inputs from IANS )