80% jump in Maha tally, city records 1,242 cases

Within a 24-hour span, the Covid tally in Maharashtra rose by over 80% with Mumbai and the satellite cities of Thane and Navi Mumbai accounting for more than 90% of Tuesday's caseload of 1,881 cases, reports Malathy Iyer.

- Malathy lyer

Mumbai: The rise in Mumbai was 83% from 676 on Monday to 1,242 on Tuesday. The daily tally in the city crossed the 1,000mark after five months, with the previous highest single-day tally on January 29 (1,411 cases). Pune, however, reported a case of Omicron variant BA.5 a woman, 31, who was asymptomatic and has recovered. Public health doctors said more testing had thrown up more cases, indicating a surge, but they ruled out fears of a fourth wave.

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Mumbai: Thane city and Navi Mumbai on Tuesday registered 153 and 108 Covid cases, respectively, while Pune city was placed fourth with 82 cases. Most other districts in the state had fewer than 20 cases to report.