Mumbai witnesses biggest jump in number of coronavirus casualties

A firefighter decontaminates a road using a boom sprayer at Dharavi. (Credit: PTI)

India's financial capital recorded 16 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, the highest in a day so far even as Maharashtra's toll shot up to 149.

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The state's tally of positive cases is 1,982.

A total of 221 fresh cases were recorded on Sunday.

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So far, 217 patients have recovered and were discharged.