07 June,2022 07:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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A 31-year-old Pune resident was found positive for B.A.5 variant in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the official release of state's health department stated.
"According to the latest report of whole genomic sequencing from B J Medical College, Pune, a 31-year-old woman from Pune was found positive for B.A.5 variant. The woman was asymptomatic and recovered in home isolation," Maharashtra public health department's release said.
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 1,881 new coronavirus cases, an increase in the number of cases as compared to 1,036 infections reported a day before. Mumbai reported 1,242 new cases, up from 676 on Monday. The state, however, did not record any pandemic-related death.
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On February 19, Maharashtra recorded 1,635 new cases. The numbers had declined afterward.
(with inputs from PTI)