In Maharashtra, five more people tested positive for COVID-19 today, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 225.<br />''<br />'' According to a health official, among the new cases, two each were reported from Pune and Buldhana and one from Mumbai.<br />'' <br />''The official also stated that as many as 39 patients have been discharged and sent to home quarantine. Hence, the active number of admitted patients stood at 176. The health official also informed that so far, ten COVID-19 patients have died in the state.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the Mumbai civic health officials reported some 42 cases testing positive in the city alone yesterday evening, but their final lab reports are awaited.</span><br />