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Maharashtra recorded 8,067 new coronavirus cases on Friday, 50 per cent more than the day before, and eight fatalities, the state health department said.
The new cases included four Omicron variant infections, it added.
On Thursday, the state had reported 5,368 new coronavirus cases. “Today, four cases of Omicron have been reported in the state, one each from Vasai-Virar, Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayander and Panvel,” the official release said.
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