Mumbai Covid-19 numbers fall below 1,500

A health worker collects a swab sample from a passenger at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Friday. Pic/Sameer Markande

The daily figures of new Covid-19 cases fell below the 1,500 mark in Mumbai on Saturday. As per the BMC report, Mumbai recorded 1,447 new cases with 62 deaths.

Mumbai is witnessing a drop in new Covid-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day. The test positivity rate too fell below six per cent. There has been a steady fall in the test positivity rate (TPR) since May 5. "On May 5, the TPR was 10.96. This week, the TPR was below 7, and we are happy that today, it has dipped below 6 and is 5.81," said a BMC official.

The doubling rate has significantly improved, and is now at 213 days. The city's recovery rate has been stable at 92 per cent. On Saturday, the city saw 2,333 discharges.

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Maharashtra too, saw a significant drop in new cases, but a rise in total number of deaths on Saturday. On Saturday, 34,848 new cases were reported, along with 960 deaths across the state. The state's case fatality rate is now 1.51 per cent. Currently, the state has 4.9 lakh active cases.

1,447
Total number of new cases in Mumbai city today

62
Total number of deaths in Mumbai city

34,848
Total number of new cases in Maharashtra

960
Total number of deaths in state