For the second consecutive day, Maharashtra on Thursday reported more than 23,000 new cases, including 2,371 in Mumbai, which has also been recording a spike in daily infections for the past few days. The daily record of fatalities in the city, however, remained steady at nearly 40, and with 448 more casualties, the state's death toll has reached 28,282.

Maharashtra's health department officials said that Pune led with more than 4,771 cases, followed by Mumbai.