Maharashtra on Sunday reported 144 COVID-19 cases, which took the state’s infection count to 81,34,440, while the death toll rose by one to touch 1,48,401, a health official said.

The lone death took place in Buldhana district. Mumbai circle led with 55 new cases, followed by 67 in Pune circle, six in Akola circle, five each in Nagpur and Nashik circle, three in Kolhapur, two in Latur, one in Aurangabad circle, he said.