Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope reported that 83 percent cases in the state were asymptomatic till now, adding that plasma treatment is likely to be tried in Mumbai.

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said, "We've increased surveillance, screening, testing and treatment. We've improved our doubling rate of positive patients to 7.1 days. Our aim is to protect everyone and bring mortality rate to zero. We've started plasma therapy in the state."

Maharashtra is worst hit with a large body of migrant labours and both national and International visitors, latest figures stands at  431 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths  in the state, taking total number of cases to 5,649 and deaths to 269 in the state.

Out of the new deaths, 10 reported in Mumbai while 789 patients have recovered from the disease in the state so far.