Maharashtra recorded a new high of 123 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, even as the state conducted more than half-million - 510,176 tests - of which 77,793 persons have tested positive so far, health officials said here. The state recorded its highest single-day death figure on Thursday, making it the fifth time it has crossed the 100-plus toll in 9 days.

The previous highs of three-digit tallies were - 103 (June 2), 105 (May 27), 116 (May 29), and 122 (June 3). Thursday's toll includes 68 deaths in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region alone - the worst-hit in the country, besides 2,933 new positive cases recorded in the state.