Mumbai on Thursday recorded an all-time high of 991 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count in the city to 16,738, while the death toll in the state surged past 1,000. In view of the sharp rise in cases of novel Coronavirus, the civic body has upgraded the facilities for patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.

State health department officials reported 1,602 new infections in Maharashtra, which now has a total of 27,524 cases. Of them, 20,441 patients are currently undergoing treatment. In the city, names of 220 patients, who earlier tested positive, haven't been added to the official figure yet.

On Thursday, the state registered 44 deaths, including 25 in Mumbai, 10 in Navi Mumbai, five in Pune, two in Aurangabad and one each in Panvel and Kalyan-Dombivali. However, the 10 deaths reported in Navi Mumbai took place between April 14 and May 14, said the state health officials.