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Covid-19: Mumbai records fewer than 3,000 cases on second day

Updated on: 05 May,2021 08:03 AM IST  |  Mumbai
A Correspondent |

As per the BMC report, the overall growth rate of COVID-18 cases in Mumbai in the past week has been 0.58 per cent.

Covid-19: Mumbai records fewer than 3,000 cases on second day

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On the second consecutive day on Tuesday, Mumbai saw less than 3,000 new Covid-19 positive cases, though there were 62 deaths. As per the report released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 2,554 new cases were reported in the city and 5,240 patients were discharged on Tuesday. Presently, Mumbai has 51,380 patients under treatment.


Of the 62 deaths, 38 patients had comorbidities and 37 were aged above 60. There was a marginal improvement in the recovery rate which now stands at 90 per cent. The doubling rate of the city is 116 days. As per the BMC report, the overall growth rate of coronavirus cases in Mumbai in the past week has been 0.58 per cent. I S Chahal, the civic commissioner, said the city had 7,409 Covid-19 beds vacant including 100 ICU beds.


In the state, 65,934 patients recovered and were discharged on Tuesday. The recovery rate of the state is 85.16 per cent. But the state saw 51,880 new cases and 891 deaths. Currently, the state has 6.4 lakh patients. Like the state, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region also reported a rise in new cases with 7,436 on Tuesday, including the ones reported in Mumbai.


Safe deliveries of 1,001 Coronavirus-affected women

The first mother afflicted by Covid-19 gave birth safely on April 14, 2020, at the civic-run Nair hospital. Since then, about 1,000 women have delivered safely at Nair. The deliveries include 19 twins with one set of triplets, among a total of 1,022 babies.

48,22,902
Total No. of cases in Maharashtra

7,436
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

62
No. of deaths in city on Tuesday (38 patients had comorbidities; and 37 were senior citizens)

5,240
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Tuesday

19,73,633
(Total no. of people administered the first vaccine dose)

5,13,194
(No. of people who have taken their second dose so far)

5,357
(No. of people who took their first vaccine dose on Tuesday)

21,587
(No. of people who took their second vaccine dose on Tuesday)

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