13 June,2022 08:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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On Monday, Mumbai recorded 1,118 new Covid-19 cases and zero death. The number of active tally increased to 11,331, informs the local civic body.
"Out of the 1,118 new cases, 1,046 were asymptomatic and 72 symptomatic patients were admitted to hospitals and of them, six were put on oxygen support," BMC official said.
There have been around 38 per cent decrease in the number of cases from the previous day. Mumbai's tally of Covid-19 cases increased to 10,81,865, while the death toll remained constant at 19,573.
According to the BMC bulletin, 676 patients recovered from respiratory illness in the last 24 hours. "Mumbai's growth rate of the infection stood at 0.144 per cent between June 6 and 12. The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 11.61 per cent," the BMC added.
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As per the data provided by BMC, 9,622 Covid-19 tests, the lowest since June 6, were carried out in Mumbai, taking their overall tally of test done to 1,72,99,943.
On Sunday, 15,922 swab samples were tested in the city.
The bulletin said out of 24,877 hospital beds earmarked for coronavirus patients in the city, only 478 beds are currently occupied.
(with inputs from PTI)