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Mumbai, Nov 27 (PTI) Maharashtra on Saturday reported 889 new coronavirus positive cases and 17 related fatalities, taking the tally to 66,33,612 and the death toll to 1,40,908, state health officials said.
The state had added 852 cases and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours preceding Friday.
With 738 people being discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the number of recoveries in Maharashtra went up to 64,80,799, leaving the state with 8,237 active cases, a health official said.
Maharashtra"s case recovery rate now stands at 97.70 per cent.
The fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.
The cumulative number of tests conducted in Maharashtra so far climbed to 6,52,56,850 with 1,01,557 new tests being conducted, the lowest in recent times, in the last 24 hours, the official said.