Mumbai: A vendor who sells tea near 'Matoshree', the private residence of Maharashtra Chief Minster Uddhav Thackeray in suburban Bandra, has been found positive for novel coronavirus infection, a civic body official said on Monday.

As a precautionary measure, the BMC has sprayed disinfectants in the area.

"The vendor runs a tea stall in the locality. After he was found positive, contact tracking is going on," he said.

With 120 fresh cases, the Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra on Monday mounted to 868, a Health official said.

"Out of the 120 people, 68 have tested positive from Mumbai city alone and 41 from Pune," he said.

"The remaining cases includes two each from Vasai-Virar area, Satara and Ahmednagar, three from Aurangabad and one each from Jalna and Nashik," he added.