Maharashtra on Wednesday completed a month of recording its first coronavirus case by reporting its highest death toll in a day: 18. Twelve of these deaths were in Pune and were confirmed by Pune district health officials, though only 2 of them were included in the state’s official death count of 8 for the day, taking the toll so far to 72. On March 9, Pune had reported the first two cases in the state.
Maharashtra on Wednesday completed a month of recording its first coronavirus case by reporting its highest death toll in a day: 18. Twelve of these deaths were in Pune and were confirmed by Pune district health officials, though only 2 of them were included in the state’s official death count of 8 for the day, taking the toll so far to 72. On March 9, Pune had reported the first two cases in the state.