The number of novel coronavirus cases in Maharashtra surpassed 29,000 after 1,576 more patients were reported Covid-19 positive in the last 24 hours.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state now stands at 29,100, according to the state health department.
Maharashtra, on Thursday, recorded the highest single-day spike Covid-19 cases with 1,602 positive cases. Along with that, with 49 more virus-related fatalities, the death toll in the state increased to 1,068, it said.
Of these cases, Mumbai recorded 933 new cases and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours, the statement said. Of these cases, 84 positive patients were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, taking the total number of cases in the area to 1,145.