Maharashtra reported the highest spike in COVID-19 cases with 8,641 new infections on Thursday, as the state's tally crossed 2.8 lakh. While Mumbai has 1,400 new cases, 266 deaths were added to state's toll.

However, after a marginal dip, the state's recovery rate has increased to 55.63 per cent. According to state health department officials, apart from Mumbai, that has 1,476 new cases, taking its total count to 97,950, a high number of infections were recorded in other parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). While 828 cases were reported in Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli had 590 new ones. Pune had the highest count among districts with 1,911 new cases. In the state, 1.14 lakh COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment and more than 5,500 patients were discharged after full recovery.