Rajesh Tope: 83% COVID-19 patients in state asymptomatic

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that 83 percent of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra are asymptomatic, and 20 percent of them have recovered, 

The mortality rate of the epidemic has come down to 3.5 per cent in the state, while the doubling rate of patients is more than the national average, he said in a press release here.

Of the 36 districts of Maharashtra, 14 are in red zone, 16 in the orange and six in the green zone.

The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has risen to more than 10,000.