Maha’s Covid cases dropped 34% in Aug from July

Maharashtra and Mumbai saw a sharp drop in the monthly Covid-19 cases and fatalities in August as compared to July. The state reported 1.58 lakh cases in August, nearly 34% less than the 2.39 lakh cases reported in July. Fatalities in the state reported a further decline of nearly 60% as the old and unreported deaths were not added to the tally in August. 10,846 deaths were reported in July, most of which were old deaths due to data reconciliation, while 4,522 deaths were reported in August.

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