With 13,659 New Cases, Maharashtra Sees Highest Covid-19 Spike This Year; Mumbai Reports 1,539 Infections Even as CM Uddhav Thac...

With 13,659 New Cases, Maharashtra Sees Highest Covid-19 Spike This Year; Mumbai Reports 1,539 Infections

Even as CM Uddhav Thackeray left the decision of lockdown on local residents, the coronavirus situation seems to be worsening in Maharashtra with the state recording 13,659 fresh cases. Mumbai saw 1,539 infections and five deaths in the last 24 hours. According to officials, 229 building have been sealed in the financial capital, 8,855 high risk contacts have been traced in a day and 25 places have been demarcated as active containment zones.

The one-day tally is the highest spike this year, which took the state’s caseload to 22,52,057, a health official. With overall 54 fatalities, the death toll stood at 52,610, he said.