State Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil made the announcement on the floor of the state Assembly while responding to a question by Congress legislator Shirish Chaudhary.
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,293 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count since January 23, and one fresh death linked to the infection, the city civic body said.
Mumbai reported 1,765 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a 42 per cent increase from the previous day's count. The infection count is the highest since January 25.