Maharashtra reviews over 8,000 new coronavirus instances, 80 deaths; testing ramped up

Image Source : PTI/FILE Maharashtra reviews over 8,000 new coronavirus instances, 80 deaths
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 8,807 new infections, taking its complete rely to 21,21,119. With 80 new fatalities being reported through the day, the state’s dying toll rose to 51,937. 
The improve in instances was steep contemplating that on Tuesday, the state had reported 6,218 new COVID-19 instances.
Of 80 deaths, 27 occurred up to now 48 hours, whereas 22 had been from the final week. The remaining 31 deaths had been from the interval earlier than that, officers stated.
As many as 2,772 sufferers had been discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, taking the entire of recoveries to twenty,08,623.
Ramp up testing

Maharashtra authorities has instructed all district collectors and municipal commissioners to extend testing. Officials had been additionally requested to hold out contact tracing of coronavirus sufferers extra vigorously. 
On common, over 60,000 coronavirus exams are being performed within the state during the last two weeks.
Maharashtra has witnessed an upward pattern in COVID-19 instances since February 10.
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