Continuing to have the highest number of coronavirus cases among Indian states, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 85,975 on Sunday, a health official said.
As many as 3,007 fresh cases were reported in the state on Sunday. Further, with 91 more deaths, the state toll is now 3060, the official said.
Of Sunday's fatalities, 61 were recorded in Mumbai alone - taking the city's death toll to 1,638, while the number of Covid-19 positive patients shot up to 48,774 with 1,420 new cases.
Maharashtra has surpassed China's COVID-19 tally of 83,036 confirmed cases, the official said.
COVID tally in Maharashtra is as follows: Positive cases 85975, recoveries 39314, deaths 3060, active cases 43591, people tested 551647.
(With inputs from agencies)
