Maharashtra today reported 2,797 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state's tally of total cases to 78,53,291. According to the state's public health department, Maharashtra reported 6,383 recoveries today, taking the total number of recovered patients to 76,81,961. The death toll, on the other hand, increased by 40 to reach 1,43,532. The number of active cases in Maharashtra stands at 23,816. <br />''<br />''Maharashtra did not report any new case of Omicron variant today. The state has so far reported 4,456 cases of Omicron, out of which  3,455 patients have already recovered.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 259 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases in Mumbai to 10,54,994. The city reported 426 recoveries today while the number of active cases stands at 1,945. The city continued to report zero deaths for the third day in a row.</span><br />