Maharashtra, on Thursday, recorded another COVID death, bringing the toll to three since the previous day. A total of 117 new cases were reported in the state, with 27 cases in the city. The deceased was a 37-year-old woman in Nashik with pre-existing comorbidities. Currently, there are 369 active cases in the state. According to officials, 33 individuals in the state had to be hospitalised, with ten of them requiring ICU attention.

So far, officially, the state has had only 10 cases of JN.1. However, in light of the new variant, the state department has formed a COVID-19 task force, which is headed by former ICMR chief Dr Raman Gangakhedkar. Its first meeting was held on Thursday and was chaired by the state’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Tanaji Sawant. The meeting assessed the state’s available infrastructure to cater to the increasing cases.