The city reported the highest number of cases, 11,163, on April 4 and then the declining trend started. There has been a steady fall in the TPR after May 5 when it was 10.96 per cent
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Mumbai on Monday saw a marginal dip in new cases but a rise in the test positivity rate (TPR). After recording the second wave’s lowest TPR at 0.53 per cent on Thursday, the city recorded a significant rise for the second consecutive day, at 0.91 per cent. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) report, 226 new cases were reported with four deaths across the city. The rise in TPR can be attributed to a dip in testing on Monday.
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It was on August 16 that the numbers fell below 200 and the city recorded the second wave’s lowest daily cases. Mumbai’s TPR dipped below 1 per cent — a first in the second wave — on July 29.
The city reported the highest number of cases, 11,163, on April 4 and then the declining trend started. There has been a steady fall in the TPR after May 5 when it was 10.96 per cent. The doubling rate saw a significant dip and was at 1,983 days on Monday.
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Of the four deaths, four had comorbidities, two deaths were of patients in the age group of 60 years and above and two deaths were of people aged between 40 and 60 years. The city’s recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent as 297 people recovered and were discharged on Monday.
The state’s COVID-19 cases saw a significant drop on Monday as cases were registered below 4,000 with deaths close to the 100 mark. As per the state health department report, 3,643 cases were reported along with 105 deaths across the state.
The state’s fatality rate remained constant at 2.11 per cent as 6,795 patients recovered and got discharged on Monday. Currently, the state has 49,924 active cases.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), too, saw a marginal drop on Monday. As per the state report, 481 cases were reported in the region, including those from Mumbai.
Apart from Mumbai, Panvel with 60, reported the maximum new cases in MMR, followed by Raigad with 46. Kalyan-Dombivli recorded 30 cases while Thane had 25 cases. Navi Mumbai saw 23 cases and Vasai-Virar had 17 new cases on Monday.
MMR, excluding Mumbai, registered four fatalities. Navi Mumbai registered three deaths, the highest in MMR, after Mumbai. Mira-Bhayandar saw one death.
64,28,294
Total no. of cases in Maharashtra
256
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours
4
No. of deaths in city on Monday (All four had comorbidities, two patients were in the age group of 60 years and above and two were aged between 40 and 60 years)
297
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Monday
64,49,596
(Total no. of people administered the first vaccine dose)
22,11,628
(No. of people who have taken their second vaccine dose)
1,09,458
(No. of people who took their first vaccine dose on Monday)
49,689
(No. of people who took their second vaccine dose on Monday)
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