India, May 30 -- As many as 76 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra on May 29, taking the total number of cases in the state since January 1 to 597, according to the state health department.

Of the new cases reported on Thursday, 27 were detected in Mumbai, 21 in Pune, 12 in Thane, eight in the Kalyan Municipal Corporation limits, four in Navi Mumbai, one in the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, one in the Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation and two in Raigad district.

In Mumbai, the total number of Covid cases since January is 379, according to the department. Also, since January, 9,592 Covid tests were conducted in the state.

According to the state public health department, the spike in Covid-19 cases aligns with seasonal patt...