The numbers in the state dipped further to 5,544 cases on Friday as the total tally now stands at 18.20 lakh, while the number of COVID-related fatalities increased to 85 deaths again. With a dip, the city's daily count was less than 1,000 fresh cases as the number of COVID-related casualties remained below 20.

State health department officials reported that among the fresh cases, Mumbai took the lead with 940 cases followed by Pune with 599 cases and Nagpur with 408 cases. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, while Thane had 245 new cases, Kalyan Dombivali and Navi Mumbai had 180 cases each and all other districts had less than 100 cases each.