Mumbai: Covid-19 cases rise above 100 again

A beneficiary get COVID jab at Nair hospital. Pic/Ashish Raje

Mumbai on Friday reported 132 COVID-19 cases, the addition to the tally breaching the 100-mark after a day's gap, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said.

The tally in the city stood at 11,51,040, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,734, he added. Of the 132 new cases, only two are symptomatic. On Thursday, the city had seen 80 cases, while the addition to the tally was 127 on Wednesday, the official pointed out.

The recovery count rose by 115 to touch 11,30,514, leaving the country's financial capital with an active caseload of 792, the official said.

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As per civic data, the recovery rate is 98.2 per cent and the overall growth rate of cases between September 30 and October 6 was 0.008 per cent.

Maharashtra on Friday reported 366 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths linked to the infection, taking the overall tally to 81,23,819 and the toll to 1,48,355, said the health department. The state witnessed a significant jump in daily cases and fatalities as compared to the previous day. Maharashtra had reported 198 cases and one death due to the infection on Thursday.

The state witnessed a significant jump in daily cases and fatalities as compared to the previous day.

81,23,819 Total No. of cases in maharashtra so far
366 no. of cases in the state in the last 24 hours
0 No. of deaths in city on Friday
115 patients Recovered and discharged in city on Friday

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