As many as 72 new coronavirus cases were detected in Maharashtra on Tuesday, 59 of them in Mumbai alone, taking the total number of COVID-19 patients in the state to 302, a health official said.
This is the largest increase in the number of cases within a day probably in the country, the state official said.
Besides Mumbai, Ahmednagar reported three cases, while two cases each came to light in Pune, Thane, Vasai, Virar and Kalyan-Dombivali cities, he added. -- PTI
IMAGE: Police personnel stop commuters at the entry-exit way of Madhusudan society at Dahisar East after it was completely closed following few positive cases of COVID-19 being reported in the area, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo