Maharashtra reports 5,965 new COVID-19 cases, 75 deaths

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 5,965 fresh Covid-19 infections to push the state’s tally to 1,814,515. The state’s death toll is now within a touching distance of 47,000 after 75 fatalities took the toll to 46,986. Out of the deaths reported on Saturday, 56 occurred within the last 48 hours,



while the remaining occurred in the past week.

Mumbai, meanwhile, continued to report over 1,000 cases for the fourth day straight as it added 1,063 fresh cases to take the city’s tally to 281,881. Mumbai also reported 17 fatalities, pushing the toll to 10,847. Active cases in Mumbai stood at 14,979.