Mumbai reports 2 new Covid-19 cases, active tally at 27

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Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2 new cases of Covid-19. The fresh cases took the tally of infections to 11,55,135, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a health bulletin.

No death was reported on January 4, the death toll remained unchanged at 19,746, it said.

The recovery count increased by four more patients to touch 11,35,362, the health bulletin said.

The city now has an active caseload of 27, it further said.

According to the data, Mumbai's overall growth rate of cases between December 28, 2022 and January 3, 2023 was 0.0004 per cent, and the recovery rate stood at 98.3 per cent.

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Meanwhile, India recorded 175 new Covid-19 infections in a day while active caseload declined to 2,570, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday, as per the PTI.

The tally of Covid cases in India is at 4.46 crore while the death toll is 5,30,707, data updated at 8 am stated.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.09 per cent while the weekly positivity was 0.12 per cent. Active caseload declined by 12 in a day and now comprises 0.01 per cent of the total infections.

The national Covid-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website, the PTI reported.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,45,854 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.