Maharashtra adds 173 more unreported deaths to toll

Of the 173 deaths, maximum were from Mumbai (65), followed by Solapur (42), Aurangabad (15), Thane (13), Nashik (18), Jalgaon (7) and the rest in Amravati, Mira Bhayander, Buldhana, Kalyan, Malegaon, Pimpri Chinchwad, Ratnagiri, Sangli and Satara.

Mumbai now has 3,844 deaths. Civic officials said 42 deaths were reported in last 48 hours and 65 more deaths were noted in last three months. State and BMC continues to report deaths in a staggered manner due to a slow reconciliation process.

Amongst those reported dead was a 56-year-old assistant police sub-constable. Suryakant Jadhav died on Monday in Gurunanak hospital, Bandra. He is the 34th police officer to die in Mumbai. Police officials said he was admitted on June 15 after developing symptoms. He was on ventilator for last few days. Jadhav was attached with Marine Drive police. “He was on leave since he was aged above 55, we don’t know how he contracted the infection at home,” a police officer said.

The state’s death rate stands at 4.69 per cent, higher than the national average. Over 6.5 lakh people are under quarantine, of them 6 lakh at home and another 26,572 in institutions.