81% Rise In Daily Covid Cases In Maharashtra, Mumbai Cases Almost Double

Tuesday's daily rise in Covid cases was highest since February 18 when the state had recorded 2,086 new cases.

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 1,881 new coronavirus cases, 81 per cent more than the previous day and highest since February 18, and also reported one case of B.A.5 variant, the state health department said.

Mumbai alone accounted for 1,242 new cases, almost double the Monday's count.

No new pandemic-related death was reported during the day.

On Monday, the state had recorded 1,036 infections while Mumbai had reported 676 cases. It may be noted that generally fewer cases are recorded on Mondays as fewer tests are carried out during weekends.