Maharashtra witnesses 11,514 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

After reporting a slight dip in the daily count of novel coronavirus cases for the past few days, Maharashtra recorded its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases today. The worst-hit state's caseload has now crossed 4.7 lakh-mark.

With 11,514 more patients testing positive



in the past 24 hours, Maharashtra's tally now stands at 4,79,779, according to the state health bulletin.

The state also crossed 16,700 coronavirus-related deaths. With 316 more virus-related fatalities getting reported since Wednesday, the death toll has reached 16,792, it said.