Mumbai sees 167 new Covid-19 cases, no death

A person gets a dose of the vaccine at the Nair hospital. Pic/Ashish raje

Mumbai on Sunday added 167 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 11,52,480, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,738, a civic official said.

Of the new cases, only 14 are symptomatic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added.

The recovery count rose by 172 to touch 11,31,604, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,138, he said.

BMC data showed the recovery rate was 98.2 per cent and the overall growth rate of cases between October 9 and 15 stood at 0.014 per cent.

So far, 1,83,94,263 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Mumbai, including 4,450 in the last 24 hours.

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The caseload doubling time stands at 4,948 days, as per official data.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 440 Covid-19 cases and one death, which took the tally to 81,27,699 and and toll to 1,48,372, a health department official said.

The lone death was in Akola, while the MMR accounted for 275 of the new cases, followed by Pune 64, Nagpur 34, Nashik 31, Aurangabad 18, Kolhapur nine, Latur five and Akola four, he said.

The recovery count increased by 437 to reach 79,76,507, leaving the state with an active caseload of 2,820, he said.

As per the state health department data, the recovery rate stands at 98.14 per cent, while the overall number of coronavirus tests conducted was 8,50,71,981, including 15,835 in the last 24 hours.

81,27,699
Total no of cases in Maharashtra

11,52,480
Total no of cases in Mumbai so far

0
No of deaths in city on Sunday

172
Patients recovered and discharged in Mumbai on Sunday

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