Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI) Maharashtra on Saturday reported 3,959 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 17,14,273, state health department said.

With 150 fatalities, the cumulative toll in the state climbed to 45,115.

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A total of 6,748 patients were discharged in the day, taking the tally of recoveries to 15,69,090, a health official said, adding that the number of active cases decreased from 1 lakh to 99,151.

Mumbai reported 576 new infections in the day and 23 fatalities.

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With this, the cumulative case tally in the city rose to 2,63,049, while the death toll mounted to 10,422, the official added.

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