Covid-19: Mumbai logs 500+ cases for first time since February 6

A group of young women enjoy a day out at Bandstand, Bandra, amidst rising cases. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 506 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count since February 6 this year, which raised the tally of infections to 10,65,802, a civic official said. The number of active cases went past 2,500 and reached 2,526.

The number of recoveries in Mumbai stands at 10,43,710 with 218 recevered on Tuesday while the COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 19,566 with no fresh fatalities being reported during the day, the official said. The daily number of infections in the metropolis crossed the 500 mark on February 6 this year when 536 cases were detected.

As per the bulletin released by the civic body, Mumbai's case recovery rate now stands at 98 per cent. The city has witnessed a significant rise in the daily cases this month compared to April. The metropolis had reported cases in three digits on 27 days this month. Mumbai logged a total of 5,979 cases in May, as against 1,822 cases in April, while it reported only three deaths this month compared to four fatalities in April.

The city reported 318 cases and zero fatalities on Monday As many as 8,139 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of tests conducted in Mumbai to 1,71,36,684. There are currently 24,472 beds available in city hospitals and only 90 beds are occupied at present, the bulletin stated. Of the latest cases, 489 (98 per cent) patients were asymptomatic and only 17 have been admitted to hospitals, it said. The overall growth rate cases in Mumbai is 0.029 per cent for the period between May 24 and 30 and the city has recorded a doubling rate of 2,355 days, it was stated.

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 711 new cases of coronavirus, a sharp rise from 431 logged the previous day and the highest daily count since February 27, while one more patient succumbed to the infection even as the active tally inched closer to the 3,500-mark, the health department said. With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 78,87,086, while the death toll increased to 1,47,860, the department said in a bulletin.

On Monday, the state had recorded 431 fresh cases, but zero fatality. The tally of 711 cases registered in a 24-hour period was the highest since February 27 when the state had recorded 782 infections.

78,87,086
Total no of cases in Maharashtra

635
Total no of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

0
No of deaths in city on Tuesday

218
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Tuesday

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