Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- Maharashtra recorded 11,514 Covid-19 cases, the state's highest single-day spike in infections, on Thursday, taking its tally to 479,779. The positivity rate, however, remained low - 15.45% - as the state conducted 74,480 tests, highest in 24 hours since the first coronavirus case was reported in Maharashtra on March 9. The overall positivity rate of the state stands at 19.28%, with 2,487,990 tests being conducted so far. The state, for the third consecutive day, added more than 300 fatalities to its toll, with 316 deaths reported on Thursday. However, of these, 246 were from the last 48 hours, 44 from last week and 26 from the period before last week. Maharashtra's Covid-19 toll stands at 16,792. The recovery rate of the state has risen to 65.94% with 10,854 people having recovered on Thursday, taking the tally of recovered patients to 316,375....