In the last five days, Maharashtra recorded an 82 per cent rise in H3N2 cases in the state. While from January 1 to March 15, the state reported 119 H3N2 cases, the public health department’s data shows the number of cases increased to 217 by March 19.

On Monday, the state’s public health department released data that stated that since January 1, Maharashtra reported over 200 cases of H3N2 on March 19 (the highest number of cases since the data was made public by the state). This year, the state reported one suspected death due to H3N2, the data further revealed.