Maharashtra registered a spike of 10,483 new cases on Friday, which took its COVID-19 case count to 4,90,262.
The death toll in the state due to the pandemic reached 17,092 with 300 patients succumbing during the day, said a health department release.
On the other
hand, 10,906 patients were discharged from hospitals upon recovery, it added.
So far, 3,27,281 COVID-19 patients have walked out of hospitals in Maharashtra after recovery.
There were 1,45,582 active cases as of Friday evening, while 25,69,645 people have been tested. PTI