Updated On: 03 February, 2022 07:29 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
On Wednesday, 113 new Omicron cases were reported from across the state. Of this, 51 were from the MMR

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After witnessing daily cases below 1,000 for the past three days, Mumbai saw a significant rise in new cases as well as the test positivity rate. According to the BMC report, 1,128 new cases were recorded and the TPR stood at 2.44 per cent on Wednesday. On February 1, for the first time this year, the TPR had fallen below 2 and was at 1.55 per cent.
In the third wave, the highest TPR recorded in Mumbai was 29.9 per cent on January 6. At the peak of the second wave, the highest number of single-day infections had stood at 11,163. Mumbai also witnessed double-digit fatalities on Wednesday after it fell below 10 on Tuesday. All the 10 deceased had comorbidities. While one was in the age group of 40-60 years and the rest were aged above 60.