Mumbai reports 73 Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra sees 407

He said 66 of the 73 cases recorded during the day were asymptomatic

Mumbai on Monday reported 73 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 10,56,472, while the death toll remained unchanged at 16,691, a civic official said. He said 66 of the 73 cases recorded during the day were asymptomatic. The recovery of 95 people took the number of people discharged so far to 10,36,086, which is 98 per cent of the caseload, leaving the city with 815 active cases, he added.

With 12,014 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the number of tests in the metropolis went up to 1,61,83,906, the official said. BMC data showed that the caseload doubling time was 5,065 days, while the city did not have any containment zone or sealed building at present. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Monday reported 407 fresh Covid-19 cases and four fatalities due to the infection, taking the tally to 78,65,707 and the toll to 1,43,701, an official said. On Sunday, the state had recorded 782 cases and two fatalities.

The Omicron tally in Maharashtra now stands at 4,629, of which 4,456 patients have already been discharged, he added. “Until now, 9,382 samples have been sent for genome sequencing. Of these, results of 8,333 patients have been received, while 1,049 results are awaited,” he said. Data showed that Maharashtra is left with 6,663 active cases, while 50,250 tests in the last 24 hours had taken the total number of samples examined so far to 7,78,75,104. The discharge of 967 people in the last 24 hours increased the recovery count to 77,11,343, which is 98.04 per cent of the caseload, he said.

78,65,707
Total no. of cases in Maharashtra

10,56,472
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

0
No. of deaths in city on Monday

95
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Monday

10,599,892
(Total no. of people administered the first dose)

26,973
(No. of people who have taken second dose so far)

3,392
(No. of people who took first dose on Monday)

26,973
(No. of people who took second dose on Monday)

2,191
Total no. of booster doses administered so far

9,194,631
No. of booster Doses administered on Monday

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