While Maharashtra recorded more than 5,000 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Mumbai ranked second highest in the state with just 785 new cases. The highest — 953 cases — was recorded in Pune. However, with 64 more deaths in the city, the toll has now crossed the 5,000 mark. The state recorded an additional 224 COVID-related deaths on Tuesday.

State health department officials said that there were 5,134 new cases in Maharashtra and 3,296 patients were discharged after full recovery. Of the total count, currently, 89,294 patients are being treated and the recovery rate of the state stands at 54.6 per cent.