Covid-19: Mumbai records 42 cases, zero fatalities

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Mumbai on Thursday reported 42 new Covid-19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release. The city reported zero new pandemic-related fatalities for the fourth day in a row. The city's caseload rose to 10,57,995, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,559. In March 2022, the city recorded 1,527 new coronavirus infections and four fatalities, against 9,882 new cases and 68 fatalities in February.

The city thus witnessed 84.54 per cent fewer new cases and 94.11 per cent fewer fatalities compared to the previous month. A day before, Mumbai had reported 42 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities. In March, the city has recorded zero fatalities on 27 out of 31 days. Also, the new daily Covid-19 cases remained below 100 since March 2. Presently, Mumbai has 280 active Covid-19 patients and the case positivity rate is 0.002 per cent.

In the last 24 hours, 15,144 Covid-19 tests were carried out, taking the tally of tests conducted so far to 1,66,22,455. With 64 patients recovering during the day, the tally of recoveries reached 10,38,156. The city's rate of recovery is 98 per cent. The caseload doubling rate is 14,951 days, while the overall growth rate of Covid-19 cases for the period between March 24 and 30 was 0.005 per cent.

As per the bulletin, 40 of the 42 new Covid-19 patients were asymptomatic, and only two of them were hospitalised while none was put on oxygen support. Only 15 of 26,228 hospital beds are occupied in the city. The metropolis is free of sealed building and containment zones. Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 183 fresh coronavirus cases, 64 more than a day before, and one new fatality linked to the infection, while 219 patients were discharged following recovery, the state health department said.

With the fresh figures, the state's overall Covid-19 tally rose to 78,74,024, while the death toll increased to 1,47,783, the department said in a bulletin. The department said Mumbai recorded 42 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, but zero deaths. The lone coronavirus death in the last 24 hours was recorded in Sindhudurg district, the bulletin said.

It said 219 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of recoveries to 77,25,339 and leaving the state with 902 active cases. The coronavirus recovery rate in the state stood at 98.11 per cent, while the fatality rate was 1.87 per cent. Ratnagiri, Nandurbar and Yavatmal districts do not have any active cases at present, the bulletin said. The department said 37,061 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking their overall count to 7,93,84,641.

78,74,024
Total no of cases in Maharashtra

62
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

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No of deaths in city on Monday

64
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Monday

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