THE numbers of new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra rose on Wednesday to nearly 5,000 cases once again taking its total tally up to 17.31 lakh cases while a day after reporting less than 40 deaths, the death toll went up to 125. The city, similarly, saw a rise too with more than 1,000 fresh cases.

State health department officials reported that among the fresh cases, Mumbai took the lead with 1,069 cases followed by Pune with 447 and Nashik with 440. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, while Thane had 238 new cases, all other districts had less than 120 cases each.