MUMBAI : The state of Maharashtra on Thursday reported 1,045 new Covid-19 cases, of which state capital Mumbai reported 704 infections.
On Wednesday, Maharashtra recorded 1,081 fresh Covid-19 cases. Following the sudden surge in cases Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of the Covid-19 task force on Thursday.
Maharashtra on 1 May had recorded 169 Covid-19 cases, which surged to 711 on 31 May. Of the total 9,354 cases added by the state in May, 5,980 cases, or nearly 64%, were contributed by Mumbai, according to official data.
The ‘tremendous’ surge in Covid-19 cases that Maharashtra saw within May were primarily driven by its capital city Mumbai, experts have warned.