Mumbai reported fewer than 500 Covid-19 cases for the fourth straight day, on Thursday. According to the BMC’s data, the city saw 429 fresh infections and two fatalities, a significant drop from the day before. On Wednesday, the city had registered 441 cases and nine deaths. The test positivity rate (TPR) fell to 1 per cent, for the first time this year. Both the deceased were senior citizens and had comorbidities. The total tally of novel Coronavirus infections in the country’s financial capital rose to 10,53,046, while the death toll reached 16,678.

“Ever since Mumbai’s Covid-19 positivity rate increased to touch 1 per cent on December 21, 2021, today, the TPR is back to one per cent again,” municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said in a statement.  The city doesn’t have a single sealed building or containment zone (CZ) now, according to the BMC. The city had one sealed building until Wednesday.