with over 12,000 fresh cases recorded in the state on Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 infections rose to nearly 14.65 lakh. Mumbai witnessed a drop in daily cases with the health officials confirming more than 1,600 new infections. The number of new fatalities remained constant with the city registering 47 more deaths.

State health department officials said Mumbai continued to record the highest daily cases at 1,625, followed by Pune at 1,294 and Satara at 774. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) Thane recorded 584 new cases, Kalyan-Dombivli saw 336 new infections and all other districts had fewer than 300 cases each.