After a brief lull, Maharashtra saw its Covid-19 cases rise again, jumping to a new high of over 17,000, while deaths crossed the 25,000 mark, with Mumbai region fatalities accounting for over 13,000 of them, health officials said here on Wednesday.

With 17,433 new cases, Maharashtra surpassed the previous high of 16,867 on August 29 to see its tally rise to 825,739, while with 292 more fatalities, its death toll rose to 25,195.