As many as 76 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra on Thursday, the state public health department said, adding that total cases since January 1 has rose to 597, reported the PTI.

There are 425 active patients at present while 165 patients have recovered. Seven patients have died since January, of which six were suffering from co-morbidities, the release said, as per the PTI.

According to the PTI, of the new cases, 27 were detected in Mumbai, 21 in Pune, 12 in Thane Municipal Corporation limits, eight in Kalyan Municipal Corporation, four in Navi Mumbai, one in Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, one in Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation and two in Raigad district.