Mumbai’s Covid-19 count stays over 8,000

But nearly 90 per cent of the cases are asymptomatic; the state logs over 12k cases while its fatalities rise to two-digit again

Mumbai reported 8,087 cases with test positivity rate (TPR) at 16 per cent on Monday. The state registered 12,160 cases on Monday out of which 10,682 were reported in the MMR including Mumbai. There were 68 Omicron infections reported in the state, of which 40 are from Mumbai and 14 from Pune city.

Of the 8,087 fresh cases in the city, 7,273 (nearly 90 per cent) are asymptomatic, 574 people are  hospitalised, of whom 71 are on oxygen support, according to the BMC. Out of 11,206 oxygen beds, 1,110 are occupied.   A total of 49,283 tests were conducted on Monday. The city’s active cases rose to 37,274. There were two deaths reported, both had comorbidities and were above the age of 60 years. 

A health worker tests a passenger at Dadar station on Monday. Pic/Ashish Raje

The city’s recovery rate dropped by four per cent to 93 per cent, and 622 people recovered and were discharged on Monday. The doubling rate continues to see a drop and was 138 days. The state reported 11 Covid-19 casualties. The state’s case fatality rate remained almost constant at 2.1 per cent, and 1,748 were discharged on Monday. Currently, the state has 52,422 active cases.

Both the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and the Pune circle combined contributed to 95 per cent of the state’s tally on Sunday. The Pune circle reported 815 cases. Thane reported 762 cases, Navi Mumbai 512, Mira Bhayandar 367, Vasai-Virar 289, Kalyan-Dombivli 238, Raigad 114 and Panvel 230. The MMR, excluding Mumbai, registered one death from Thane.

BMC meetings online 

All the obligatory meetings in the BMC will be carried out online for at least a month. The BMC held its first physical meeting since the pandemic began, on October 27, 2021.

67,12,028
Total no. of cases in Maharashtra

10,682
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

2
No. of deaths in city on Monday (Both patients had comorbiditiesand boths were over 60 years)

622
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Monday

8,087
Total new cases in Mumbai city on Monday

99,75,838
(Total no. of people administered the first dose)

80,97,064
(No. of people who have taken second dose so far)

19,628
(No. of people who took first dose on Monday)

47,920
(No. of people who took second dose on Monday)

7,273
No. of asymptomatic cases in the city

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