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58,924 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, according to the state health ministry.

This is part of the Maharashtra government's curfew- like restrictions on public movement over the next 15 days across the state.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the state has received 1.10 crore doses of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines so far.

Mumbai reported 9,327 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the total number of cases to 5,10,225.

Due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Mumbai's BMC on Thursday imposed a weekend lockdown in the city until further orders.