<p>The 24-hour Covid-19 infections went past the 57,000-mark on Sunday even as the Maharashtra government launched the ‘Break-the-Chain’ initiative by remodelling its ongoing ‘Mission Begin Again’ plans.</p>.<p>The progressive total of the Covid-19 cases since the pandemic broke out in March 2020, too crossed the 30-lakh mark on Sunday.</p>.<p>The ‘Chase-the-Virus’ and the 3Ts mission of ‘Testing, Tracking and Treating’ will be aggressively pursued.</p>.<p>On Sunday, the state recorded 57,074 cases and 222 deaths taking the progressive total to 30,10,597 and 55,878, respectively.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/covid-19-maharashtra-imposes-weekend-lockdown-night-curfew-970270.html">Covid-19: Maharashtra imposes weekend lockdown, night curfew</a></strong></p>.<p>In Mumbai, a total of 11,206 cases and 25 deaths were reported while the same for the larger Mumbai metropolitan region was 19,942 and 45.</p>.<p>The case fatality rate in the state was 1.86 per cent. The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 4,30,503 – in what comes as a major burden on the state's health infrastructure.</p>.<p>"The cases are compounding in the state, we have to break the chain and for this we need people's support," said state's public health and family welfare minister Rajesh Tope.</p>.<p>The vaccination drive is being given a major thrust in the state - and so far 65,59,094 people have been administered the first dose and 7,95,150 people the second dose.</p>.<p>On Friday and Saturday, the state reported over three and four lakh vaccinations, respectively, and the state plans to scale it to a level of 10 lakh.</p>
<p>The 24-hour Covid-19 infections went past the 57,000-mark on Sunday even as the Maharashtra government launched the ‘Break-the-Chain’ initiative by remodelling its ongoing ‘Mission Begin Again’ plans.</p>.<p>The progressive total of the Covid-19 cases since the pandemic broke out in March 2020, too crossed the 30-lakh mark on Sunday.</p>.<p>The ‘Chase-the-Virus’ and the 3Ts mission of ‘Testing, Tracking and Treating’ will be aggressively pursued.</p>.<p>On Sunday, the state recorded 57,074 cases and 222 deaths taking the progressive total to 30,10,597 and 55,878, respectively.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/covid-19-maharashtra-imposes-weekend-lockdown-night-curfew-970270.html">Covid-19: Maharashtra imposes weekend lockdown, night curfew</a></strong></p>.<p>In Mumbai, a total of 11,206 cases and 25 deaths were reported while the same for the larger Mumbai metropolitan region was 19,942 and 45.</p>.<p>The case fatality rate in the state was 1.86 per cent. The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 4,30,503 – in what comes as a major burden on the state's health infrastructure.</p>.<p>"The cases are compounding in the state, we have to break the chain and for this we need people's support," said state's public health and family welfare minister Rajesh Tope.</p>.<p>The vaccination drive is being given a major thrust in the state - and so far 65,59,094 people have been administered the first dose and 7,95,150 people the second dose.</p>.<p>On Friday and Saturday, the state reported over three and four lakh vaccinations, respectively, and the state plans to scale it to a level of 10 lakh.</p>