Covid-19: Mumbai reports 230 cases, 5 deaths and 403 recoveries

Health worker collecting swab sample of a commuter to test for Covid-19 at Lokamanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla. Pic/Sameer Markande

Mumbai reported 230 coronavirus positive cases and five fatalities while 403 patients recovered, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

With the new additions, Mumbai's tally of infections and the Covid-19 death toll climbed to 7,37,954 and 15,959, respectively. The number of recoveries now stands at 7,15,792. Mumbai has been reporting below 500 cases every day for the last 26 days.

Compared to August 9, the number of new infections in Mumbai went up by 22 and the Covid-19 fatalities by two. With 30,623 new tests, the number of samples examined so far in Mumbai went up to 84,70,144, the official said.

The case recovery rate in Mumbai now stands at 97 per cent. The average doubling rate of cases has increased to 1,712 days. The average growth rate of Covid-19 cases for the period between August 3 and August 9 was 0.04 per cent, he said. With the improvement in the Covid-19 scenario, the number of containment zones in Mumbai has fallen to just two which are located in slums and chawls. The number of buildings sealed after the detection of Covid-19 cases stands at 35.

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