Mumbai reported 1,128 new coronavirus infections and ten fatalities. The financial capital of the country recorded more than 1,000 cases after a gap of two days. The caseload in the metropolis rose to 10,48,521 while death toll reached 16,640, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.

On Tuesday, the city had reported 803 new cases and seven fatalities. The positivity rate or infections found per 100 tests increased to 2.44 per cent from 1.55 per cent a day before. Since Tuesday evening 46,073 Covid-19 tests, nearly 5,400 fewer than the previous day, were carried out in the city, taking the tally of tests conducted so far to 1,53,87,006.