Mumbai logs 129 new Covid-19 cases, zero fatality; active tally at 881

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Mumbai recorded 129 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally of infections to 11,51,582 on Tuesday, according Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin

The count of recoveries rose to 11,30,965 after 155 patients recovered from the infection during the day, while the toll remained unchanged at 19,736.

The city's daily tally of cases has crossed the 100 mark on the fifth consecutive day. On Monday, Mumbai had logged 111 new COVID-19 cases and a single fatality.

As per a bulletin issued by the civic body, 4,146 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests done so far to 1,83,65,681.

With a recovery rate of 98.2 per cent, Mumbai is now left with 881 active cases, it stated.

Also read: Maharashtra reports 384 Covid-19 cases, four deaths

Of the latest cases, only eight patients were symptomatic, it said.

The overall growth rate of cases in the city is 0.010 per cent for a period between October 4 and October 10, while the doubling rate was 7,390 days, the bulletin said.

Maharashtra reported 384 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths on Tuesday, the health department said in a bulletin, the PTI reported.

The state's Covid-19 case tally thus rose to 81,25,369 and death toll reached 1,48,362.

On Monday, the state had recorded 231 cases and one fatality.

(With inputs from PTI)