After a few days of decline, the number of new coronavirus cases in the state jumped past 5,000 yet again on Wednesday, taking its total tally to nearly 17.57 lakh, while the deaths rose to 100. The daily cases increased in Mumbai, too, though the number remained in three digits. The casualties due to COVID-19, however, remained low and the city had fewer than 12,000 active cases.

State health department officials said that among the fresh cases, Mumbai took the lead with 871, followed by Pune with 512 and Nashik with 458. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, while Thane reported 232 new cases, all other districts had fewer than 150 cases each.