New Delhi: Maharashtra recorded 1,881 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, 81 per cent more than the previous day and highest since February 18. The state also reported one case of B.A.5 variant as per the state health department.
State capital Mumbai alone accounted for 1,242 new cases, almost double the Monday's count.
During the same time, no new death was reported due to the infection.
On Monday, a total of 1,036 infections were logged in the state out of which 676 cases were reported from Mumbai. It may be noted that generally fewer cases are recorded on Mondays as fewer tests are carried out during weekends.
Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally on Tuesday rose to 78,96,114, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,866. Tuesday's daily rise in cases was the highest since February 18 when the state had recorded 2,086 new cases. As per the latest report of `whole genomic sequencing' from BJ Medical College, Pune, a 31-year-old woman from the city was found positive for B.A.5 variant, the official release said.
"The woman was asymptomatic and recovered in home isolation," the release added.
Maharashtra had reported its first case of B.A.4 sub-lineage, which was found in four patients, and three cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on May 28.
The daily infection rise in Mumbai at 1,242 was the highest since January 29 when the financial capital of India had reported 1,411 new cases.
Mumbai has been driving the state's coronavirus figures in the last few days.