Maharashtra's COVID-19 count on Thursday crossed 2.3 lakh cases, with 6,875 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, and Mumbai reported more than 1,200 of the state's daily cases. A total of 219 new casualties has been recorded, including 68 in the city.

State health department officials said that Mumbai and Pune recorded the highest number of novel Coronavirus cases on Thursday, with 1,268 and 1,277, respectively. Other districts with a high number of daily cases include Kalyan Dombivli, which reported 743 new infections, Thane reported 654 cases and Pimpri Chinchwad 413.