Mumbai, July 10 -- For the second day running, Maharashtra's new Covid-19 cases continued in the 6,000-plus range, shooting above the 2.25 lakh mark, while fresh deaths again crossed the 200 mark, officials said here on Thursday.
The new Covid cases in the state increased from 6,603 to 6,875 Thursday, but remained lower by 199 from the highest one-day count of 7,074 cases notched on July 4.
The number of fatalities in the state soared in the high ranges - going up from the July-lowest of 125 to 219 - but remained below the previous top toll of 295 notched on July 4.
With Thursday's 219 fatalities, the state death toll climbed from 9,448 to 9,667 today and the total cases zoomed above the 2.25 lakh mark to touch 230,599 till date, both be...