Maharashtra on today recorded 1,602 fresh novel coroanvirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of confirmed Covid-19 patients in the state to 27,524, according to the state health department data.
This by far is the highest number of fresh cases reported in a single day in the state. Earlier, the biggest single-day spike stood at 1,495 on Wednesday.
Along with that, 44 more virus-related deaths were reported in the state, taking the death toll to 1,000, it added. The number of active cases stands at 20,441 while as many as 6,059 patients have been recovered or been discharged in the state so far.