The daily cases have remained below 1,000 for a while, but Mumbai recorded the lowest COVID-19 case fatality rate (CFR) in the second wave in October. According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the city’s CFR went below 1 and was 0.96% in October. CFR is the total number of deaths in comparison to the total number of cases.

In October (till 28), the city registered 109 deaths. In April, when the restrictions were in place, and 1,940 deaths and 2,15,330 cases were recorded, the CFR was at 0.90 which went up to 2.50 in May with 1,381 deaths. The downward trend of CFR started in July at 2.02 per cent.