Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 803 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, health officials said here on Friday.

Maharashtra's coronavirus fatality rate stood at 1.82%.

According to the state health bulletin data, the state has reported a spike of 41 percent in new infections in just 24 hours.

The state recorded 687 recoveries in the same period, which pushed the number of active cases to 3,987.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting with state health ministers on Friday.

The virtual meet will also be attended by Empowered Group and NTGAI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) officials.