Maharashtra recorded 1,081 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise after February 24, and zero fatality, the state health department has said.
With fresh infections, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 78,88,167 and the toll to 1,47,860. On Tuesday, the state recorded 711 cases and one COVID-19 fatality.
On February 24, Maharashtra recorded 1,124 infections. Mumbai recorded 739 fresh cases on Wednesday, including ten in the Dharavi slum colony.
The case fatality rate stands at 1.87 per cent and the case recovery rate in the state is now 98.07 per cent. Maharashtra's active tally of cases now stands at 4,032.