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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that even though the daily case load is dipping people still need to wear the mask, reports from ABP Majha stated.
He added that no decision has been taken regarding the removal of masks.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Thursday reported 6,248 new COVID-19 cases, 894 less than the day ago, which took the caseload to 78,29,633, the health department said.
The virus claimed the lives of 45 persons during the day, as against 92 on Wednesday. With this, the death toll rose to 1,43,292, it said.
The overall recovery count in the state grew to 76,12,233 after 18,942 patients were discharged during the day, leaving the state with 70,150 active cases, the department said in its bulletin.
