Maharashtra
Maharashtra records highest Covid cases with nearly 36,000 fresh infections, Mumbai above 5000
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra recorded a whopping 35,952 new coronavirus cases, its single-highest surge in the last 24 hours since the pandemic stuck, with Mumbai alone registering 5,504 fresh infections during this period.
The state also reported 111 deaths amid a rapid spike in coronavirus cases.
Authorities ordered people to stay indoors in some towns of Maharashtra as the country's number of fresh coronavirus infections hit 53,476 in the last 24 hours, the highest in five months.
More than half the new infections were reported from Maharashtra, home to financial capital Mumbai, where millions have returned to work in offices and factories.
Six states including Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat, are reporting a surge in daily new cases. They together account for 80.63% of the new cases reported in last 24 hours.
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