After a gap of almost two months the state and city have again started to see a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases. For the second consecutive day, the city recorded over 700 cases. 

While the state recorded 5,427 new cases on Thursday, this took the total tally of Maharashtra to 20.81 lakh cases. The total number of COVID-related deaths however have not spiked as the state recorded 38 deaths. Mumbai reported 736 new cases on Thursday.