<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra today reported 9,518 new cases of COVID-19 and 258 death taking total number of cases to 3,10,455 and death count to 11,854.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As many as 3,906 people were discharged today taking the number of those discharged to 1,69,569.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mumbai has reported 1,046 fresh Covid – 19 cases and 64 deaths. The recovery rate in Mumbai district stands at 70 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Also the ongoing lockdown in Thane district, which was supposed to end on midnight tonight, has been extended till 31st of this month in select areas in view of rise in COVID- 19 cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The extended lockdown is applicable for municipal corporations of Mira Bhayandar, Kalyan-Dombivali and Bhiwandi-Nizampur, which all fall under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, MMR, where cases are on the rise.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The extended shutdowns will remain in force in existing and new containment zones, stated an order issued by Thane district collector Rajesh Narvekar.</span><br />''