With another 48 COVID-related fatalities, Mumbai's death toll crossed the 10,000-mark while another 1,500 new infections were reported on Friday. Maharashtra recorded more than 7,000 cases, taking the state's tally up to 16.32 lakh cases as the recovery rate now stands at 88.52 per cent.

State health department officials reported that among the fresh cases, Mumbai took the lead with 1,470 cases followed by Nagpur with 630 and Nashik with 544. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, while Thane had 345 new cases, all other districts had less than 250 each.