Updated On: 22 October, 2021 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
However, both Mumbai and Maharashtra see a fall in new Covid infections; city’s TPR rises to 1.25 per cent

A health worker tests a passenger at Dadar station. Pic/Ashish Raje
Mumbai continued to see a rise in test positivity rate (TPR) for the second consecutive day on Thursday. The city’s TPR was 1.25%. However, the city saw a marginal dip in daily cases. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report, 429 new cases were reported in the city on Thursday while there were five deaths.
Four of the deceased had comorbidities. While one of the deceased was in the age group 40 years-60 years, the other four were above 60 years of age.