MUMBAI: For the third consecutive day on Saturday, the state registered fewer than 10,000 Covid-19 cases.
Over 60% of the cases were found in the Kolhapur (3,836) and Pune (2,460) administrative blocks.
The Mumbai administrative circle contributed 1,964 cases, including 648 from Mumbai city.
Covid fatalities in the state numbered fewer than 200 per day for a week now.
On April 28, during the peak of the second wave in Maharashtra, 985 deaths were registered.
On Saturday, the state registered 179 deaths and added another 332 that had occurred over a week ago.
The total caseload in the state rose to 60.26 lakh and the death toll touched 1,20,881.
In Mumbai, 15 Covid-19 deaths were registered on Saturday, taking the death toll to 15,383.
The total caseload in Mumbai reached 7.19 lakh.
The daily case count in Mumbai has stablised between 500 and 900.
A BMC official said it was unlikely to dip further in the next few weeks.
The doubling rate in the city improved to 723 days and the recovery rate rose to 96%.
Officials said districts like Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli were a cause of concern as the cases were not plateauing.
“These districts have been asked to ramp up testing and even focus on tracking.
There is a need for stricter localised containment measures in these areas,” said an official.
Districts lagging behind in vaccination have been asked to pick up pace.
With a higher quantity of doses likely to be available from July, districts have been asked to ensure the infrastructure to achieve higher turnout.
New Covid-19 case count under 10,000 for 3rd day in Maharashtra
