The state yet again reported more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to over 7.8 lakh infections, and the death toll rose to 24,399 with 296 more casualties confirmed on Sunday. Mumbai, with 1,237 new cases, maintained its daily growth rate at 0.81 per cent.

State health department officials said Pune continued to have the highest count with 2,654 cases, followed by Nashik with 1,374. Pimpri Chinchwad recorded 1,072 new cases and Nagpur 1,059. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), barring Navi Mumbai and Thane, all other districts saw less than 300 new cases each.