With record 1,216 new Covid-19 cases, the total tally of Maharashtra reached 17,974 on Thursday, a state health official said.
43 more people died, taking the total death toll to 694. Mumbai, the state's capital, reported 692 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, taking its total to 11,219 so far and with 25 deaths reported on Thursday, the city's toll rose to 437.
A total of 50 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Dharavi on Thursday after which the total number of cases in the slum area rose to 783.
No new death was reported today. "50 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi today, taking the total number of positive cases to 783 in the area.