Maharashtra logs 4,024 new Covid cases in a day, including 2,293 in Mumbai

Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also detected in the state; the metropolis has crossed the 2,000 daily case mark after almost five months

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 4,024 new coronavirus cases, a 36 per cent rise over the previous day, and two pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said.

Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also detected in the state, it added.

On Tuesday, the state had recorded 2,956 cases and four fatalities.

Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also detected in the state, the official release said. New B.A.5 cases were reported from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune, and all four patients were in the age group of 19 to 36 years, the department said.