Covid-19: Mumbai logs 18 cases, lowest since March 2020

Mumbai on Monday reported 18 new coronavirus cases the lowest daily count since March 2020 when the pandemic started but no fresh death linked to the infection while 50 more patients were discharged following recovery the city civic body saidWith this the tally of coronavirus infections rose to 1058129 while the death toll remained unchanged at 19559 said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC bulletinOn Sunday 7654 tests were conducted in the financial capital of which 30 were positive The day also did not witness any fatalitiesThe city has been reporting less than 100 cases since March 2 and zero fatalities since March 28The metropolis generally reports fewer COVID19 cases on Mondays due to less number of tests carried out over the weekendsIn the past 24 hours 5397 COVID19 tests were carried out in the city taking their cumulative tally to 16657391 the bulletin said Nearly 10200 swab samples were examined on last SaturdayWith 50 more patients getting discharged during the day the number of recoveries jumped to 1038320 as per the bulletinAt present Mumbai has 250 active COVID19 cases and the recovery rate was 98 per cent it saidThe positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests was 0003 per centThe case doubling rate of Mumbai was 17955 days while the growth rate of COVID19 cases between March 28 and April 3 stood at 0004 per cent the BMC said As per the bulletin 15 of the 18 new COVID19 patients were asymptomatic and only three of them were hospitalised and two of them put on oxygen supportNotably only 14 of the total 26151 hospital beds earmarked for coronavirus patients are currently occupied in the city said the bulletinThe metropolis has been free of sealed buildings and containment zones for a long time nowMeanwhile Maharashtra on Monday recorded 52 fresh coronavirus cases but no new death due to the infection while 107 more patients recovered from the disease the health department saidWith this the statersquos COVID19 tally rose to 7874446 while the death toll remained unchanged at 147789 the department said in a bulletinOn Sunday the state had reported 117 cases and two fatalities linked to the infection The bulletin said 107 coronavirus patients recovered in the past 24 hours taking their cumulative number to 7725791 and leaving the state with 866 active casesThe statersquos recovery rate stood at 9811 per centSangli Jalgaon Nandurbar Hingoli Nanded Akola Washim Yavatmal Bhandara and Gondia districts have zero active cases The bulletin said 15054 coronavirus tests were conducted in the past 24 hours pushing their cumulative count in the state to 79487293 7874446 Total No of cases in maharashtra26 Total no of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours0 No of deaths in city on monday50 patients Recovered and discharged in city on monday This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever