New COVID-19 cases in the city declined marginally on Sunday even after the number of tests increased. The city reported 1,160 new cases after conducting 46,307 tests with a test positivity rate of 2.5 per cent. On Saturday, the TPR was3.62 per cent. 

The city has been experiencing a gradual decrease in cases after it reached the peak on January 6 with 11,163 cases. Though the tests were on the lower side in the initial days of the week, on Saturday it crossed 46,000. The city reported 10 deaths. Eight of the deceased had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group below 40 years, one was of 40-60 years, and the remaining were above the age of 60.