Maharashtra reported four new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, all from Mumbai, bringing the total number of infections in the state since January to 2,624, data released by the state’s Public Health Department revealed.

As on Saturday, 2,536 patients have recovered from the virus, placing the recovery rate at 96.49 per cent. The number of active cases currently stands at 47, and all patients are said to be exhibiting only mild symptoms, the Public Health Department said.

So far, 35,765 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in Maharashtra since the start of the year, as part of its ongoing surveillance of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) patients.