India News | Nagpur Reports 1,270 New COVID-19 Cases for Second Day in Row

Nagpur, Aug 27 (PTI) Nagpur in Maharashtra reported 1,270 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the count of patients in the district to 24,765, the authorities said.

On Wednesday also, the district had reported 1,270 cases, which is its highest single-day rise.

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With the death of 45 coronavirus positive patients during the day, the fatality count rose to 904, the district information office said in a statement.

Of the total number of deceased, 681 were from Nagpur city, while 223 others from the rural parts of the district, it said.

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As many as 1,054 patients were discharged on Thursday following their recovery, which increased the recovery count to 14,763.

The number of active cases in the district is 9,098 now.

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