For First Time, Maharashtra Reports Over 20,000 COVID-19 Cases In A Day | Read

In a grim milestone, Maharashtra on Saturday reported its highest-ever single-day spike in COVID-19 cases at 20,489, taking the total count of infections to 8,83,862, showed the state health department data. With 312 deaths due to the highly contagious virus in the last 24 hours, the total number of fatalities rose to 26,276 in the state, it said. This is the fourth consecutive day that Maharashtra reported a record number of fresh Coronavirus cases. Before this, the state had reported the highest single-day spike of 19,218 cases on Friday. Mumbai reported 1,737 new cases and 33 fatalities, taking its tally to 1,53,712 and the death count to 7,832.