India coronavirus cases have crossed 12.87 lakh-mark, taking confirmed cases toll to 12,87,945, including 4,40,135 active cases, 8,17,209 recovered and 30,601 deaths, according to health ministry's figures released on Friday.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Thursday recorded its highest-ever figure of Covid-19 deaths, at 298, and second-highest number of new cases on Thursday,at 9,895, with Mumbai region recording its highest toll at 130, health officials said. The daily tally was he second-highest after 10,576 on July 22,as fresh cases soared in the 8,000-plus range in the second half of July. The number of deaths continued to remain in the 200-plus range, with Thursday's 298, crossing the 295 toll on July 4.

With the fresh fatalities, the state's death toll went up to 12,854, while the total cases touched 347,502 - both highest in the country.According to Thursday's figures, there was one death roughly every 5 minutes and a stupendous 412 new cases every hour.

After three consecutive days of a falling recovering rate,Thursday saw an increase from 54.62 per cent a day earlier to 55.09 per cent,while the current mortality rate stood at 3.07 per cent. The Health Department said that of the total cases till date, 140,092 are active.