Maha: Record 81-case jump on Sat takes Amravati count to 1,228

The death of an 80-year-old man from Matafail locality at a COVID facility during the day took the district's toll to 39, he added. "Of cases reported today, 22 were from rural areas which now have 201 cases. Thirty-one persons were discharged, taking the number of such cases to 759," said the official.

Amravati in Maharashtra witnessed its highest single-day spike on Saturday with 81 people testing positive for coronavirus, taking the district's COVID-19 count to 1,228, an official said. The death of an 80-year-old man from Matafail locality at a COVID facility during the day took the district's toll to 39, he added.

"Of cases reported today, 22 were from rural areas which now have 201 cases. Thirty-one persons were discharged, taking the number of such cases to 759," said the official. PTI COR BNM BNM