Maharashtra Covid cases continue to rise: 11,877 infections, 9 deaths

Maharashtra's COVID-19 figures: Fresh cases 11,877; Total cases 66,99,868; Deaths nine; Total fatalities 1,41,542; Active case 42,024; tests conducted 1,22,975; cumulative tests 6,92,59,618.

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Sunday (January 2)  reported 11,877 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2,707 more than the day before, and 50 Omicron infections, the state health department said in a bulletin. The state reported nine fatalities, which increased the overall COVID-19 toll to 1,41,542.

Maharashtra is now left with 42,024 active cases, the bulletin said Of the new 11,877 cases, 7,792 are from Mumbai, it said.

However, as per the Mumbai civic body, the number of new cases detected in the city on Sunday (January 2) was 8,063. The Mumbai region including satellite cities and neighbouring districts reported 10,394 infections nearly 90 per cent of the total cases in the state.