Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 8,470 new coronavirus cases - up from 6,270 cases a day ago - taking its Covid-19 tally to 59,87,521, while 188 fresh deaths pushed the count to 1,18,795, the state health department said.

According to NDTV news report, as many as 9,043 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of recovered cases to 57,42,258, a statement from the health department said.

There are now 1,23,340 active cases in the state, where the coronavirus recovery rate is 95.9 per cent, while the fatality rate is 1.98 per cent, the statement said.

The health department said 2,16,861 people were tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and added that so far, 3,98,86,554 tests have been conducted in the state.

According to the statement, Mumbai city reported 568 new cases and 10 deaths, taking its infection tally to 7,21,099 and the count to 15,315.

In the wider Mumbai division, comprising the city and its satellite towns, there were 1,784 cases and 33 deaths. This took the cumulative caseload in the region to 15,79,123 and the deaths to 31,401, it said.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Tuesday administered a record 5.52 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, breaking its previous record of inoculating 5.34 lakh people on April 26, a senior official said, according to news agency PTI. The state, till 8pm on Tuesday, had given 5,52,909 doses, and the actual figure could increase further, according to additional chief secretary (health) Pradeep Vyas.

With this, the total number of doses administered in Maharashtra stands at 2.85 crore, the official added.