Mumbai on Tuesday saw a marginal rise in Covid-19 cases, but the figure remained below 300. However, it recorded the lowest fatalities due to the infection in the second wave at three. The city’s test positivity rate (TPR) also increased marginally on Tuesday but remained below 1 per cent.

For the first time on July 26 the cases dipped below 300. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report, 288 new cases were reported in the city. The TPR registered on Tuesday was 0.99 per cent. After registering a TPR of above 2 per cent on June 27, it remained below that.