Mumbai records 339 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

Of the 339 new cases, 310 patients were asymptomatic

On Thursday, Mumbai recorded 339 new Covid-19 cases, while two more patients succumbed to the infection.

The city's overall Covid-19 tally rose to 11,20,172, while the death toll increased to 19,627, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release.

Of the 339 new cases, 310 patients were asymptomatic.

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Giving details about the two new fatalities, the BMC said one of them was an 83-year-old woman suffering from comorbidities, diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease. The second was a 40-year-old woman with comorbidities, hypertension and malignancy.

Mumbai's coronavirus recovery rate stood at 98 per cent.

A total of 11,240 coronavirus tests were conducted in Mumbai in the last 24 hours, taking their combined count so far to 1,76,67,101.

(with inputs from PTI)

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