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Coronavirus outbreak: Maharashtra reports over 200 new cases, 25 deaths

The bulk of new cases were reported in Mumbai; APMC, Vashi fruit and vegetable market to shut

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An isolation centre at the NSCI dome in Mumbai’s Worli. Photo: Kamlesh D Pednekar

Rajesh BhayaniPTI Mumbai
With 229 people testing positive on Thursday, the number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra reached 1,364, a health official said. The state also reported deaths of 25 Covid-19 patients, taking the death toll so far to 97, he added.
 
The bulk of new cases were reported in Mumbai.
 
“Both the number of new patients and that of deaths are highest for a single day so far,” the official said.
 
In Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the biggest slums in Asia, a 70-year-old died. At the same time, 125 persons have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state so