Covid-19 case tally in Maharashtra now stands at 59,63,420, while the 1,17,356 patients in the state have lost their lives to the pandemic.
Of the 257 deaths recorded today, 193 had occurred in the last 48 hours while 64 happened last week. Another 425 fatalities were added to the state's cumulative toll as part of the ongoing data reconciliation exercise, which increased the overall count by 682 compared to the previous day.
On Saturday, Maharashtra saw 10,373 patients getting discharged, taking the total number of recovered patients in the state to 57,10,356.
There are 1,32,597 active cases now in the state. The case recovery rate of Maharashtra now stands at 95.76 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.97 per cent.