A day after registering a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases, Mumbai on Thursday reported fewer than 500 new infections. It also saw a drop in deaths, becoming the city with second highest daily casualties in the state.

Across state, the health department officials confirmed 2,736 new cases of novel Coronavirus and 46 deaths. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the city reported the highest number of cases at 463, followed by Thane Municipal Corporation at 85, Kalyan-Dombivli Corporation at 66 cases and Navi Mumbai at 64.