The COVID-19 surge in the state since December has shown a gradual decline in the last few days, with active cases now standing at 579, from more than 800 on January 10.  Most of the cases are saturated in Mumbai, Pune, and its neighbouring areas. There were 63 new cases in the state reported on Tuesday with a total of 23 in the city.

Meanwhile, there are 53 individuals in the state in need of hospital care and 23 of them are in the intensive care unit. Since last month, seven deaths in the state were attributed to COVID-19; all of them had pre-existing comorbidities and one of the deceased was from Mumbai.