With more than 7,500 cases ob Thursday, Maharashtra's total tally went up to 16.25 lakh cases as the recovery rate crossed 88 per cent. While the number of active cases dropped, Mumbai had nearly 1,500 fresh cases and with another 49 COVID-related fatalities, the city's death toll is now approaching the 10,000-mark.

Officials reported that among the fresh cases, Mumbai took the lead with 1,463 cases followed by Pune with 710 and Nashik with 544. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, while Thane had 358 new cases, all other districts had less than 250 each.