Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 78,50,494, said the state health department on Wednesday.
Out of the new cases, 225 came from Mumbai, while Pune recorded 376 infections and two deaths. Of the eight administrative circles in the state, Pune recorded 811 fresh cases, followed by Mumbai (549), Nashik (446), Nagpur (358), Akola (267), Kolhapur (117), Latur (107) and the Aurangabad circle (93).
On Tuesday, the state had recorded 2,831 infections and 35 fatalities. In addition to this, 41 more patients succumbed to the disease, pushing the death toll to 1,43,492 in Maharashtra.
Among the fatalities, Pune, Nashik, Kolhapur and Aurangabad recorded seven each, followed by five in Akola, four in Latur, three in Mumbai and one in Nagpur.