Aurangabad: Post the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Marathwada administration has decided to take some strict measures to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n
According to the health official sources, 701 fresh COVID-19 cases and seven deaths were detected in the region during the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Details from all the district headquarters collected by UNI show that out of the eight districts of the region, Aurangabad district recorded 281 cases and 3 deaths followed by Latur registered 98 new cases and a single death.<\/p>\n
Beed had 57 new cases and a single death. Nanded and Parbhani had 55 cases and one death each, Jalna had 117 cases, Hingoli had 27 cases and Osmanabad had 17 cases.<\/p>\n
In view of the rising cases, night curfew was imposed in Aurangabad, Hingoli, Latur district of the region.<\/p>\n
As per official data, 8,807 more corona cases and 80 deaths were reported from across the state during the past 24 hours, taking the state’s cumulative case tally to 21,21,119.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 2,772 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals during the same period across the state, taking the total number of recoveries so far in Maharashtra to 20,08,623.<\/p>\n
With this, the state’s recovery rate has now risen to 94.70 percent and the death rate stands at 2.45 percent.<\/p>\n
According to the health officials, so far, a total of 51,937 patients have succumbed to the disease in the state and more than 59,358 active patients are currently under treatment in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n