Updated On: 04 February, 2022 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Of the seven fatalities, all were above the age of 60 years, while five were comorbid

A BMC worker collects a swab sample of a rail passenger at Dadar station on Thursday. Pic/Ashish Raje
Mumbai saw 827 new cases along with seven deaths on Thursday. The test positivity rate marginally dropped to 2.29 per cent. Of the seven fatalities, all were above the age of 60 years, while five were comorbid. Around 87 per cent of the patients turning positive on Thursday were asymptomatic as 105 people were hospitalised of which 26 are in the oxygen bed.
The recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent, with 1,366 patients getting discharged. The doubling rate improved to 623 days. As per the state government data, 15,252 new cases and 75 deaths were reported across Maharashtra. The state’s case-fatality rate dipped to 1.83 per cent. A total of 30,235 people were discharged during the day. The state’s active cases stood at 1,58,151 on Thursday.