While there was a dip in the daily count of cases on Tuesday, with the state reporting 7,760 fresh infections and Mumbai 709, the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Maharashtra increased with 300 new deaths reported over the past 24 hours. More than 12,000 patients were discharged across the state while Mumbai's death toll crossed the 6,500 mark.

State health department officials said Pune continued to have the highest daily count with 1,622 new cases. Other parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region also reported fewer cases and barring Thane, all other districts reported less than 300 cases each. The state's recovery rate increased to 65.37 per cent as 12,326 patients were discharged. However, in Mumbai 873 patients were discharged after full recovery. The city's recovery rate increased to 77 per cent and the doubling rate now stands at 80 days. Currently, 1.42 lakh COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment in the state.