Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Maharashtra has reported 36,265 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Thursday. The active cases in the state stand at 1,14,847.

Out of 36,265 new COVID-19 cases, 20,181 new infections have been recorded in Mumbai. The active cases of COVID-19 in the city stand at 79,260.

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The state also witnessed 13 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours.

As many as 8,907 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery tally to 65,33,154.

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According to the health bulletin, Maharashtra has reported 79 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The total cases of the new variant of COVID-19 stand at 876, out of which 381 patients have recovered. (ANI)

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