According to a statement issued by the state health department, the fresh cases include 31 from Pune, 22 from Mumbai, nine from Thane, two from Kolhapur and one from Nagpur. The number of active cases currently stands at 506, while 300 patients have recovered
In Mumbai alone, the number of Covid-19 cases reported since 1 January stands at 463. Representational pic
Maharashtra reported 65 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections in the state since 1 January this year to 814, a health official said.
According to a statement issued by the state health department, the fresh cases include 31 from Pune, 22 from Mumbai, nine from Thane, two from Kolhapur and one from Nagpur, reported news agency PTI.
The number of active cases currently stands at 506, while 300 patients have recovered. Since the beginning of the year, eight people have succumbed to the infection, seven of whom had co-morbidities, the statement added.
The department said: “One of the deceased had hypocalcaemic seizures with nephrotic syndrome, the second had cancer, the third had cerebral infarction with seizures, while another had diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA with LRTI).”
It further noted: “One of the deceased was suffering from ILD (Interstitial Lung Disease) and another had diabetes since 2014 and had also suffered a stroke, while the seventh had severe ARDS with dilated aortic regurgitation.”
The eighth fatality was a 47-year-old woman whose symptoms included fever and shortness of breath.
In Mumbai alone, the number of COVID-19 cases reported since 1 January stands at 463. Of these, one case was recorded each in January and February, four in April, and 457 in May. No case was reported in March.
The state conducted 11,501 Covid-19 tests in 2025, of which 814 returned positive.
“All the diagnosed cases are of mild nature and patients are being given regular treatment,” the health department stated.
Covid-19 outbreak: Cases rising in India but infections not severe, says ICMR
Covid-19 infections are increasing in India but there is nothing to worry about as these are not severe, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl said last month.
Bahl also assured that the government is actively monitoring the cases.
The Director General stated that the seriousness of the situation depends on "how transmissible the virus is -- that is, how quickly the cases are increasing". While previous cases used to double in a day or earlier, this time it doesn’t look like that.
But, "there is an increase in the number of infections. And we are keeping a close eye on it", Bahl said, while speaking to reporters.
He stated that although the numbers are rising, "there is nothing to worry about, as so far the percentage of severe cases, among all Covid cases, is generally low".
(With PTI inputs)
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