After recording the second wave’s lowest test positivity rate (TPR) at 0.53 per cent on Thursday, Mumbai saw a rise in TPR on Friday at 0.56 per cent . The city also saw a jump in new cases as 322 were reported along with six deaths. While the number of new cases crossed the 300 mark, the positive side was a record number of testing was done. A total of 56,566 tests were done, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report. 

It was on August 16 that the numbers fell below 200 and recorded the second wave’s lowest daily cases. There has been a steady fall in the test positivity rate after May 5 when the TPR was recorded at 10.96 per cent. The doubling rate marginally dipped for the second consecutive day and was 2,052 days on Friday.