Updated On: 23 December, 2020 09:12 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
The number of cases in the state went over the 3,000 mark again, as it recorded 3,106 new cases, taking the total tally to 19.02 lakh cases on Tuesday

Arriving passengers being checked at Dadar station. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
The number of cases in the state went over the 3,000 mark again, as it recorded 3,106 new cases, taking the total tally to 19.02 lakh cases on Tuesday. The number of COVID-related deaths recorded was 75 in the state taking the total to 48,876 deaths in all. Mumbai recorded 503 fresh cases on Tuesday. Thane Municipal Corporation, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan Dombivali Corporation recorded 91, 63, 104 cases respectively.
The state’s recovery rate now stands at 94.3 per cent with 4,122 patients discharged on Tuesday, alone. Mumbai’s recovery rate also stands at 93 per cent while the doubling rate is improving, currently being at 359 days. The city’s daily growth rate is now at 0.21 per cent. The city saw a total of 22.2 lakhs tests carried out, of which 2.87 lakh cases have tested positive, so far. The city has 7,650 ongoing cases.