A marginal rise in Covid cases on Sunday kept Mumbai’s test positivity rate at 1.18 per cent. While the city reported 354 fresh cases, the virus claimed seven lives, said the BMC. As per the state data, 3,623 new cases were reported across Maharashtra. Amid concerns of crowding at public places and a likely third wave, the doubling rate continued to deteriorate and was at 1,210 days on Sunday.

On August 19, the city had recorded the second wave’s lowest TPR at.53 per cent, but the graph slowly headed north after that.  It was on August 16 that the numbers fell below 200 and recorded the second wave’s lowest daily infections.