Covid-19: Mumbai’s test positivity rate drops below 1 per cent again

Antigen tests being conducted at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Tuesday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

The city witnessed a marginal drop in the number of new cases on Tuesday and recorded two Covid-19 fatalities. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report, the city saw 353 fresh infections. Along with the dip in cases and deaths, the test positivity rate (TPR) also dropped below 1 per cent. While on Monday, the TPR was 1.20 per cent, on Tuesday the city recorded a significant dip at 0.91 per cent.

Of the two deaths reported in the city, one patient had comorbidities and both were above 60 years of age. The doubling rate continued to decrease and was 1,266 days on Tuesday. The city's recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent as 404 people were discharged after full recovery on Tuesday. The state's Covid-19 cases saw a marginal rise on Tuesday. As per the state health department report, 3,989 new cases were reported. The state also saw a significant rise in the number of deaths at 86. The state's test positivity rate improved and was 11.77 per cent on Tuesday and the recovery rate was 97.08 per cent.

Maharashtra's case fatality rate remained constant at 2.12 per cent as 3,581 people were discharged after full recovery on Tuesday. The state has 47,926 active cases. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) witnessed a marginal rise in new cases on Tuesday.

As per the state report, 776 cases were reported in the MMR, including those from Mumbai. Apart from Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivili saw 86 cases followed by Raigad with 65 cases. Panvel and Thane had 53 cases each. Vasai-Virar reported 15 cases and Mira-Bhayandar 26. The MMR, excluding Mumbai, registered three Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday. Thane, Navi Mumbai and Vasai-Virar reported one death each.

64,93,698
Total No. of cases in Maharashtra

776
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

2
No. of deaths in city on Tuesday (One patient had comorbidities and both were above 60 years of age)

404
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Tuesday

71,61,427
(Total no. of people administered the first vaccine dose)

28,80,152
(No. of people who have taken their second vaccine dose so far)

36,607
(No. of people who took their first vaccine dose on Tuesday)

29,594
(No. of people who took their second vaccine dose on Tuesday)