COVID-19 Update: Maharashtra Logs 84 New Cases, Mizoram Sees First Infections After 7 Months

Maharashtra reported 84 new COVID-19 cases, raising the state's total to 681, with mostly mild symptoms. Mumbai leads with 32 cases. The state has 467 active cases.

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Source : PTI

Amid the new covid cases across the country, 84 new cases were reported in Maharashtra on Friday, taking the tally of cases to 681, the state public health department said. Most of the patients have mild symptoms, and people should not panic, it said in a release, reports news agency PTI.

Of the total number of new cases, 32 were detected in Mumbai, two in Thane district, 14 in Thane Municipal Corporation limits, one in Navi Mumbai, one in Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, two in Raigad district, one in Panvel, one in Nashik city, one in Pune district, 19 in Pune Municipal Corporation, three in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, two in Satara, one in Kolhapur district, one in Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, and three in Sangli Municipal Corporation limits, the report further added, quoting the department. The state has a total of 467 active cases in the state, while the number of cases in Mumbai since January 2025 stood at 411.

The release by the department mentioned that the cases diagnosed are mild in nature. The number of COVID-19 tests conducted since January was 10,324, of which 681 came out positive. Since January 1, seven COVID-19 patients, including six with co-morbidities and 1 with other diseases, have died in the state.

The health department added that adequate coronavirus testing and treatment facilities are available in the state and the people should not panic.

In Mizoram, two people have tested positive for Covid-19, seven months after the last such case was reported, reports news agency PTI quoting the health department officials. The patients are undergoing treatment at Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH) in Falkawn near Aizawl.

The last case in Mizoram was reported in October 2024, during which 73 people had contracted the virus in the state. The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) of the state's health department on Friday issued advisories and urged people not to panic.

Rajasthan Records 54 Cases, One Death

In Rajasthan, Health Minister Gajendra Singh said on Friday that the state has reported 54 cases and one death so far. The minister also clarified that the death was linked to comorbidities, particularly tuberculosis, and that the current variant in circulation resembles the common flu.

"So far, 54 cases have been reported, and one death has occurred. However, the patient was severely affected by tuberculosis. As of now, only one patient is admitted to SMS Hospital--a child infected with the Omicron variant, which is not very serious. It presents symptoms similar to the common flu. There is no cause for concern at the moment. There's no significant spread at the moment, but people are still advised to take necessary precautions," Singh told ANI.

(With inputs from ANI, PTI.)