COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the one-lakh mark on Friday when 3,493 new positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours. It has recorded a total of 1,01,141 infections and 3,717 deaths, according to the data provided by the state’s health department bulletin released on Friday. In a relatively good news, 1,718 patients were discharged after recovery, increasing the number of patients who recovered from the disease in the state to 47,796.

Maharashtra on Thursday had recorded its highest single day rise with 3,607 new Covid-19 infections. While Maharashtra remains the worst coronavirus affected state in the country, Mumbai leads the tally Mumbai the cities with over 55 thousand cases and 2,044 deaths.Mumbai recorded 1,366 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours and also registered 90 deaths in the same period, taking the total number of fatalities in the metropolis to 2,044.

Pune is Maharashtra’s second worst affected city with 9,581 positive cases and 419 deaths followed by Aurangabad ,2,351 cases and 123 deaths, Solapur, 1,501 cases and 113 deaths, Akola, 906 cases and 34 deaths and Nagpur, 903 cases and 12 deaths, as per data from the bulletin cited by PTI.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray sought to allay fears that the state may withdraw relaxations offered in the lockdown due to the rising number of cases.

“Some television news channels and social media platforms are speaking about lockdown being reimposed and closure of all shops. But the government has not taken any such decision,” Uddhav said in a statement.

On Saturday coronavirus cases in India crossed the 3 lakh mark morning as the country has registered its highest-ever 11,458 fresh COVID-19 infections in 24 hours.

With the new cases of 11,458 infections, India's coronavirus tally has increased to 308,993.
The Union health ministry said that, India in the past 24 hours has reported 386 deaths due to the coronavirus disease, taking India's COVID-19 death toll to 8,884.

The total number of coronavirus infections include 145,779 active cases, and 154,330 cured and discharged in the country, the health ministry said.

On Thursday India went past the United Kingdom to become the fourth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic.