Summary:
Mumbai, Jan 19 (PTI) Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 43,697 new coronavirus positive cases, 10 per cent more than the previous day, including 214 Omicron infections, and also saw 49 fatalities, the health department said.
With this, the state"s caseload reached 73,25,825, while the fatality count rose to 1,41,934.
The fresh Omicron cases took the tally of those infected with this strain to 1,860, it said.
"Today, 214 patients of Omicron infection have been recorded in the state.
Of these, 100 have been reported by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, 68 by B J Medical College and 46 by the National Center for Cell Science," the health department said.
Of the total number of Omicron infections reported on Wednesday, 158 are from the Pune Municipal Corporation limits, 31 from Mumbai, 10 from Pune rural, four each from Kalyan-Dombivli and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation limits, two from Parbhani and one each from Nashik, Vasai-Virar, Aurangabad, Jalgaon.