The state reported more than 14,000 fresh cases for the second consecutive day as the recovery rate dropped a little more on Thursday as taking the total tally to 7.33 lakh cases. While Mumbai reported more than 1,300 new cases, the number of fatalities remained low with 30 deaths.

State health department officials said that Pune continued to have the highest count with 2,591 cases followed by Mumbai with 1,350. Other districts with a higher count include Nagpur with 1,238 cases, Pimpri-Chinchwad with 1,085 and Nashik with 959.