Maharashtra Covid-19 deaths and new cases continued to increase with Pune becoming the worst-hit on Friday, sparking fresh alarm, though the number of recoveries also improved, health authorities said.

After remaining in double-digit earlier this week, for the third consecutive day the state witnessed 3-digit figures, going up to 155 deaths - compared with the peak tally of 515 (Sep. 15) - and the state fatalities shot up from 46,356 to 46,511 now.