The state reported more than 18,000 fresh cases on Tuesday taking the total tally up to 12.42 lakh cases. The city's count hovered around 1,600 cases while the number of COVID-related fatalities went up to 50 deaths once again and the majority of the administrative wards continued to have a growth rate above one per cent.

State health department officials reported that among the fresh cases, Pune led with 2,524 cases while Mumbai and Nashik both had 1,628 cases each. Other districts with a high daily count include Kolhapur with 1,130 cases, Jalgaon with 874 and Nashik with 701. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thane had 498 cases, while all other districts had less than 350 each.