Mumbai's daily Covid-19 cases drop below 200, TPR rises to 0.52 per cent

A passenger is tested for Covid, at Dadar station, on Friday. Pic/Ashish Raje

The test positivity rate (TPR) in the city increased marginally while the daily Covid-19 cases dropped below 200 once again. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) report, Mumbai on Friday recorded 192 fresh Coronavirus infections and the TPR stood at 0.52 per cent, up from 0.49 per cent registered the day before. The civic body confirmed one death from the viral infection on Friday. The deceased had comorbidities and was above the age of 60, stated the BMC report.

A BMC health worker collects the swab sample of passenger for Covid-19 test after he arrived at Dadar station aboard a Bhuj train, on Friday. Pic/Ashish Raje

The doubling rate continued to deteriorate and was recorded at 2,603 days on Friday. However, the city's recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent, with 183 more patients being discharged after full recovery. According to the state health department's report, the number of daily cases declined significantly to 695 from 789 registered the day before, and the Covid-19 fatalities rose to 12 from seven in 24 hours. But, the case fatality rate remained constant at 2.12 per cent.

On Friday, 631 Covid-19 patients returned to their homes after full recovery. Currently, the state has 6,534 active cases. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) also saw a significant dip in new cases. According to the state health department's report, the region registered 327 cases, including the ones in Mumbai.

At 26, Navi Mumbai reported the maximum number of daily cases in the MMR after Mumbai, followed by the Thane Municipal Corporation with 20 infections. Kalyan-Dombivli and Panvel reported 12 fresh Covid-19 cases each, Vasai-Virar 10 and Raigad seven. The MMR, excluding Mumbai, registered four deaths from novel Coronavirus, all from Kalyan-Dombivli.

66,42,372
Total No. of cases in Maharashtra

327
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

1
No. of deaths in city on Friday (The deceased had comorbidities and was above the age of 60)

183
No. of patients recovered and discharged in city on friday

97,27,655
(Total no. of people administered the first dose)

72,41,659
(Total no. of people who have taken second dose so far)

17,365
(No. of people who took first dose on Friday)

47,839
(No. of people who took second dose on Friday)

192
No. of new cases reported in city on Friday

6,534
No. of active Covid-19 cases in state as on Friday