A total of 86 new coronavirus-positive cases were detected in Maharashtra on Tuesday, taking the number of infections since January 1 this year to 959, the health department said, reported news agency PTI.

Of these patients, 435 have recovered so far, while active cases are 510.

Four patients have died in the state since Monday with Nagpur reporting two deaths, while Chandrapur and Miraj recorded one fatality each, it said.