The week ended on a good note for Mumbai as the test positivity rate (TPR) fell below two per cent for the second time in second wave on Saturday. The city’s daily new cases and Covid-19 fatalities also saw a dip, with 648 new cases and 15 deaths across the city.

While on Friday, Mumbai saw a marginal drop in new cases, the TPR as well as Covid-19 fatalities saw a rise. After recording the lowest TPR (1.76 per cent) on Tuesday and single digit fatalities, Mumbai had seen a jump in TPR, fatalities as well as new cases on Wednesday. On Saturday, however, the TPR fell below 2 per cent again.