The daily count of COVID-19 infections crossed the 1,000-mark on Wednesday in the state, which also saw nine fatalities from the respiratory illness. On Tuesday, the state recorded 919 cases and one death.

Of the 1,115 new cases reported by the state health department, 320 were from Mumbai. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, 2,196 samples were tested for novel Coronavirus on Wednesday.