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Covid-19: Maharashtra hits 129-day high of 8,807 fresh cases

Maharashtra reported a significant jump in new Covid-19 cases and fatalities on Wednesday, continuing with the rise that started 10 days ago.

Mon May 10 2021 10:38:57

MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported a significant jump in new Covid-19 cases and fatalities on Wednesday, continuing with the rise that started 10 days ago. A total of 8,807 cases, the highest in 129 days (since 9,060 on October 18) were added to the state’s daily tally. The state reported 80 deaths, highest in two months (since December 24, when 89 deaths were reported). With this, the total cases in the state jumped to 21,21,119 and the toll touched 51,937. Mumbai also saw a three-month high in daily Covid-19 cases. It reported 1,167 new infections, the highest in 119 days. The last time the city had more than 1,167 cases was on October 28, when 1,354 were detected and Mumbai was merely coming out of the peak. It is also after 88 days since November 28 (1,063) that the city has added over 1,000 cases in a day. The only silver lining for the city was that deaths continued to be in single digits (4). Mumbai’s total toll is now 11,458.