Maharashtra: 1,233 COVID-19 cases reported in a single day, highest till date

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 1,233 COVID-19 cases - a new single-day high - taking the tally to 16,758, while 34 more patients died - 25 of them in Mumbai - raising the toll to 651, said a state health department official.

This was second time in a week that the state has reported new COVID-19 cases in four digits in a single day, he said.

The previous one-day high was 1,008 cases, reported on May 1.

The state, the worst-hit by the viral disease in the country, also recorded death of 34 more patients, taking the toll to 651, said the official.

Out of the 34 deaths, 25 were from Mumbai city, three each from Pune city and Akola city, one each from Jalgaon city and Solapur city, he said.