A Total of 6,347 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, taking the test positivity rate to 13.2 per cent. Six per cent of those diagnosed needed hospitalisation.  Mumbai, however, reported one death. The doubling rate continued to see a drop and was at 251 days.

As per the state health department, 9,170 cases were reported with eight deaths in Maharashtra. Pune city registered 400 cases. The state’s case-fatality rate remained almost constant at 2.11 per cent as 1,445 recovered and got discharged on Saturday. Currently, the state has 32,225 active cases.