Updated On: 05 July, 2020 06:30 AM IST | Mumbai | A correspondent
At 4,045 cases, MMR becomes COVID-19 hotspot in Maharashtra; only two positive cases emerge from Dharavi on Saturday

An ambulance got hit by a vehicle on Western Express Highway, while taking a patient to Holy Family Hospital in Bandra. Health workers had to take help from another ambulance passing by. Pic/Santosh Hirlekar
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the MMR region reached an all-time high on Saturday. A total of 4,045 positive patients were reported in the MMR region, which also includes Mumbai. Meanwhile, the state reported 7,074 cases, taking the totally tally to 2,00,064. There were also 295 deaths reported across the state, of which 163 deaths were reported in the MMR.
Mumbai reported 1,071 new positive patients and 68 deaths on Saturday, taking the cumulative number of patients to 82,814. Of this, 53,463 patients have recovered.