There is no relief in the Covid-19 scenario as Maharashtra recorded 18 deaths and 431 new cases on Wednesday.The state's total casualties shot up from 251 on Tuesday to 269 today and the number of Covid-19 patients jumped from 5,218 to 5,649.

Twice this week, the state reached its highest figures of 552 new cases, creating concerns among the health authorities. Of the total 18 deaths, 10 were recorded in Mumbai, taking the total to 161 and the number of Covid-19 positive patients in the city shot up from 3,451 to 3,683.

Meanwhile Gujarat emerged as second state with most fatalities as the number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 2,272 after 94 more people tested positive for it in the state on Wednesday, a health department official said.

Ahmedabad reported 61 new cases, Surat 17, Vadodara eight, Aravalli five, Botad two and Rajkot one, principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.

The state has so far reported 2,272 coronavirus positive cases and 95 deaths.

Till now, 144 people have been discharged after recovery.

There are a total of 2,033 active cases. Of these, 13 patients are on ventilator support, while the condition of 2,020 is stable, the official said.

The state government has so far tested 37,059 samples, including 2,516 in the last 24 hours.