Mumbai: Covid-19 claimed 13 lives in Maharashtra on Friday, while Mumbai recorded 132 new positive cases -- the highest in a single day -- officials said here.
The state's death toll has now touched 110 and the number of positive cases shot up from 1,364 to 1,574 on Friday, an increase of 210.
Among the victims, 10 are from Mumbai, including four women, and one each from Pune, Raigad and Palghar. Majority of the victims suffered from other serious diseases like diabetes, hypertension, asthma or heart problems.
On the positive side, 188 patients have fully recovered and discharged, including four from Mumbai on Friday. As many as 38,927 persons are home quarantined and another 4,738 are in institutional quarantine facilities around the