Mumbai records highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases at 3,062

Mumbai on Friday recorded 3,062 coronavirus cases, which is the highest daily spike since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Mumbai reported its biggest hike in COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day as on Thursday, 2,877 infections were recorded.

Mumbai’s total caseload now stands at 355,897, while with 10 deaths recorded on Friday, the death toll from COVID-19 in the city is now at 11,565.

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Maharashtra on Friday recorded 25,681 cases, taking the state’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,422,021, crossing the 24-lakh mark.

The highest spike in COVID-19 cases in the financial capital of India comes as the Maharashtra government earlier in the day announced fresh restrictions to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the state.

A day earlier, Maharashtra registered its highest-ever spike of coronavirus cases at 25,833. Earlier this week, a central team report had said that Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second COVID-19 wave.