As many as 4,872 infants died in Maharashtra between April and October this year at a daily average of 23 deaths, said State Health Minister Tanaji Sawant while speaking in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
Mr. Sawant said that 16% among these infants (795) had died owing to breathing-related ailments.
The majority of the deaths were reported in Mumbai city and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) region of Thane, as well as Solapur, Akola and Nandurbar districts.
