Maharashtra count hits 302, highest rise in a single day with 82 new +ve cases of COVID-19

A total of 82 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) were detected in Maharashtra on Tuesday, a health official said as the state’s tally reached 302.

This was the highest rise in the number of cases in a day in Maharashtra so far, but officials assured that there was nothing to worry and that the rise was on account of results from private laboratories.

Mumbai accounted for 59 of the new cases, according to the



state health department. The total number of infections in the city stood at 151. Ahmednagar reported three cases, while two cases each came to light in Pune, Thane, Vasai, Virar and Kalyan-Dombivali cities, he added.

The health ministry’s website put the death toll in the western state at eight. Maharashtra, which was the first state to declare shutdown to contain the epidemic on March 22, has the highest case count and fatality among all Indian states.