Mumbai’s TPR is 1 per cent; state’s new cases and deaths see a fall
Antigen tests at LTT on Thursday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Mumbai’s daily new cases fell below 400 as the city registered test positivity rate (TPR) at 1 per cent on Thursday, but the Covid-19 fatalities saw a marginal rise. There were 327 new cases and six deaths.
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Of the six deceased, four had comorbidities. All six were above 60 years of age. The doubling rate improved to 1,412 days on Thursday. The city’s recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent as 365 people recovered and were discharged on Thursday.
A BMC health worker takes a swab from a passenger at Dadar station on Thursday. Pic/Ashish Raje
In the state, the new cases saw a marginal dip along with Covid-19 fatalities. As per the state health department report, 1,418 cases were reported with 36 deaths. The state’s case fatality rate remained constant at 2.12 per cent as 2,112 recovered and got discharged on Thursday. Currently the state has 18,748 active cases.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) also saw a marginal drop in new cases. As per the state report, 649 cases were reported in the MMR including cases from Mumbai.
Apart from Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli reported the maximum number of daily cases in the MMR with 65 new cases. It was followed by Thane Municipal Corporation with 46 cases each. While Panvel saw 34 cases each, Raigad had 14 cases, Vasai-Virar witnessed 41 cases.
MMR, excluding Mumbai, registered 12 deaths. While Kalyan-Dombivli registered six deaths, Navi Mumbai saw three deaths and Thane Municipal Corporation saw two deaths.
66,07,954
Total No. of cases in Maharashtra
322
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours
6
No. of deaths in city on Thursday (Four had comorbidities. All the six deceased were above 60 years of age)
365
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Thursday
87,88,434
(Total no. of people administered the first dose)
52,28,093
(No. of people who have taken second dose so far)
14,625
(No. of people who took first dose on Thursday)
32,683
(No. of people who took second dose on Thursday)
1,418
No. of cases reported in the state on Thursday
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