Maharashtra reports 34 new Covid-19 cases, 12 in Mumbai alone

Mumbai has been seeing a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. Representational Pic/File

Maharashtra on Monday reported 34 new Covid-19 cases, with 12 of them in Mumbai alone, taking the number of positive patients since January 2025 to 2,041 in the state, the public health department's bulletin said.

Mumbai has been seeing a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.

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With addition of fresh cases reported on June 16, the total number of positive patients in Mumbai since January 2025 now stands at 863, the bulletin stated.

According to the state's health department bulletin, all patients so far have reported only mild symptoms.

Since January 2025, a total number of 28 deaths have been reported in the state, out of which 27 were with comorbidities and one with other disease, officials said.

Of these, 29 patients had serious underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, lung disease, or stroken and one patient, a woman, had symptoms of fever and shortness of breath, the health department's bulletin stated on Monday.

It said that as of June 16, 2025, a total of 21,951 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the state since January, with 2,041 people testing positive. Of these, 1,500 patients have already recovered, bringing the recovery rate to 73.49 per cent.

On June 16, Mumbai reported 12 Covid-19 cases, Thane-1, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation-1 , Pune Municipal Corporation -7, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation -1, Satara-1, Sangli Municipal Corporation-1, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation-7, Amaravati-1, Amaravati Municipal Corporation-1, and Nagpur-1.

The bulletin further said that the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) has been actively monitoring patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI).

As per recent state-level review instructions:

- Regular ILI/SARI surveillance must continue in all districts.

- 5 per cent of ILI patients and 100 per cent of SARI patients must be tested for Covid-19.

- All positive samples should be sent for Whole Genome Sequencing to track variants.

- Public hospitals and medical colleges must stay updated with testing and treatment facilities.

"Covid-19 is a viral disease. Currently, ILI /SARI surveillance is being done in Maharashtra. During the survey, such patients are tested for Covid. These Covid patients are being treated regularly after positive report. There is gradual but definite increase in Covid patients in Maharashtra. Covid patients are showing mild symptoms. Covid testing and treatment facilities are available through the Public Health Department. The public is appealed not to panic," the health department bulletin said.