Covid-19: Mumbai’s cases see a rise, while fatalities dip

After recording fewer than 300 Covid19 cases for the first time in the second wave on Monday Mumbai registered 343 cases on Tuesday The city also saw a marginal rise in the test positivity rate but fatalities remained in a single digit along with a dip in the number However Maharashtra saw a fourfold rise in deaths at 254 and an increase in new cases at 6258As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC report there were 5 deaths in Mumbai on TuesdayThe cityrsquos TPR went up marginally on the second consecutive day and was 12237 on Tuesday The TPR in the second wave was lowest on Sunday at 11437There has been a steady fall in the test positivity rate after May 5 when the TPR was recorded at 109637 The doubling rate improved and was 1377 days on TuesdayOf the 5 deaths two patients had comorbidities three deaths were in the age group over 60 while two deaths were reported in the 4060 age group The cityrsquos recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent as 466 people recovered and were discharged on TuesdayA health worker tests a passenger at Dadar station on Tuesday PicAshish RajeThe statersquos new Covid19 cases saw a significant rise as 6258 cases were reported on Tuesday The statersquos fatalities saw a fourfold rise as 254 deaths were reportedThe statersquos case fatality rate went up marginally and was at 21 per cent as 12645 recovered and got discharged on Tuesday Currently the state has 82082 active cases After registering below new cases below the 1k mark a first in second wave on Monday MMR including Mumbai reported 1022 cases on Tuesday Also read Hundreds died due to lack of oxygen says UP BJP MLA Shyam PrakashApart from Mumbai Panvel with 110 cases and Raigad with 203 reported the maximum new cases in MMR Thane reported 56 new cases while Navi Mumbai saw 83 cases and VasaiVirar reported 33 new cases each on TuesdayMMR excluding Mumbai registered 34 Covid19 fatalities on Tuesday Palghar and Raigad reported 8 deaths each highest after Mumbai Thane Municipal Corporation and VasaiVirar reported 4 deaths each Thane reported 5 deaths Navi Mumbai and MiraBhayandar registered 2 deaths each6276057Tal No of cases in Maharashtra1022Total no of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours5No of deaths in city on Tuesday Two patients had comorbidities three deaths were in the age group over 60 while two deaths were reported in the 4060 age group466Patients recovered and discharged in city on Tuesday5256146Total no of people administered the first vaccine dose1653422No of people who have taken their second vaccine dose so far57086No of people who took their first vaccine dose on Tuesday39021No of people who took their second vaccine dose on Tuesday343No of new cases in city on Tuesday254No of deaths across state on Tuesday