Nearly 15,000 new cases were reported on Tuesday across Maharashtra taking the total COVID-19 cases tally to 13.6 lakh as the recovery rate continued to make some progress. The city's count dropped to around 1,700 cases as another 49 COVID-related deaths were reported.

State health department officials reported that among the fresh cases, Pune is back on top with 1,731 cases followed by Mumbai with 1,713 and Nashik with 1,274. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), while Thane had 503 new cases, all other districts had less than 350 cases each.