Mumbai hit the one-lakh mark, while Maharashtra crossed three lakh COVID-19 positive cases on Saturday. Incidentally, the last one lakh patients in the state got added in just 14 days. The state reported 8,348 patients on Saturday, and the death toll was at 144, which is comparatively lower than the last few days. With 5,306 patients recovering on Saturday, the recovery rate in the state now stands at 55 per cent.

Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 1,199 positive cases, with 65 deaths. The BMC has claimed that the doubling rate of cases has decreased from 12 days in May to 54 days. However, daily, more than 1,000 patients get added to the city's COVID-19 positive list. The cumulative number of patients reached 1,00,178, while the number of active cases is 24,039. Of the 65 deaths reported in the last 48 hours, 40 patients had co-morbidities. Four deaths were below 40 years of age, 42 were above 60 years, and 19 were between 40 and 60 years.