01 August,2021 04:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
A woman gets jabbed at Nair Hospital. Pic/Suresh Karkera
After recording the second wave's lowest test positivity rate (TPR), Mumbai witnessed a marginal rise in TPR at 1.01 per cent for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
The city reported 346 new cases. Of the nine deaths, five patients had comorbidities. The city's recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent as 444 people recovered and were discharged on Saturday.
The state's new Covid-19 cases saw a marginal rise as 6,959 cases were reported across the city on Saturday. The state's Covid-19 fatalities saw a marginal drop as 231 deaths were reported.
The state's case recovery rate remained constant at 2.1 per cent as 7,467 recovered and got discharged on Saturday. Currently, the state has 76,755 active cases. Meanwhile, 66,190 first doses and 35,713 second doses were administered in the city on Saturday.
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346
Total number of positive cases in Mumbai on Saturday
9
Total number of deaths
6,959
Total number of cases in the state on Saturday
225
Total number of deaths in the state on Saturday