In June alone, over one lakh coronavirus cases in Maharashtra

Maharashtra's urge of coronavirus cases was evident as the state reported over one lakh cases in June.

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The first Covid-19 positive case in Maharashtra was reported on March 9 in Pune and the first death in Mumbai on March 17. While the progressive total on June 1st was 70,013 - the total number on June 30 was 1,74,761 cases, a climb of over one lakh over the course of a month.

As far as Mumbai was concerned, on June 1, the total number of cases were 41,099 and the number rose to 77,658 by June 30 - a jump of 36,559 cases.

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In the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR), the total cases were 53,259 on June 1 and rose rising to 1,25,400 by June 30 - a jump of 72,141.

In Pune, the number of cases jumped by 14,282 - rising from the June 1 figure of 8,045 to the June 30 tally of 22,327.

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"With the unlocking process, the spike was expected," officials of the Health Department stated.

"July and August are the months when the Mumbai-MMR gets the maximum rainfall and water-borne and vector-borne diseases are rife. It is the duty of each person to be careful. We have to break the chain," said Dr Suhas Pingle, chairman, action committee, IMA-Maharashtra.