The numbers in the state further dipped on Saturday to 3,959 cases as the total tally of the COVID-19 cases stands at 17.14 lakh. The total number of COVID-related deaths recorded were 150 in the state on Saturday, taking the total to 45,115. The city, too, saw a decline as the daily count dropped to 576 fresh cases. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thane had 179 new cases whereas all other districts had fewer than 150 cases each.

The state's recovery rate crossed 91.53 per cent and 6,748 patients were discharged in the state. Mumbai's recovery rate also made progress and now stands at 90 per cent, while the doubling rate increased to 222 days. The mortality rate of the state increased marginally to 2.63 per cent. The number of deaths due to other causes—people who recovered from COVID-19 and tested negative, but died later of other causes—in the state was 714 on Saturday.