Mumbai has approached the two-lakh-mark, as more than 2,000 cases were recorded on Sunday yet again along with 44 COVID-related deaths. The city has so far recorded a total of 1,96,459 COVID-19 cases. In Maharashtra, more than 18,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Sunday taking the state's tally now to 13.39 lakh cases and after a steady rise, the recovery rate dipped slightly.

State health department officials reported that among the fresh cases, Pune led with 2,505 cases followed by Mumbai with 2,261. Other districts with a high daily count include Nagpur with 1,267 cases, Nashik with 1,219 and Satara with 807. In MMR, while Thane had 723 new cases, all other districts had less than 350 cases each.