Summary:
The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra continued to climb, rising by more than 6,000 on Wednesday and the total count reached around 17.95 lakh infections. State health department officials confirmed 6,159 new cases, including 1,144 in Mumbai, followed by Pune with 796 cases and Nashik with 359. With a rise in COVID-19 cases, the city's daily growth rate rose marginally to 0.34 per cent as the total count reached 2,78,597. Ten administrative wards have a growth rate higher than the city's average and all the wards have a growth rate less one per cent each. Currently, P South ward is leading with 0.46 per cent growth rate, followed by M West and R South wards..