Mumbai: Daily Covid-19 cases rise to 168, but no deaths in city

Also, 255 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of recovered cases to 10,35,169, the BMC said. The city now has 1,228 active cases

Mumbai recorded no deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, for the fifth time in February, while 168 more people tested positive for the Coronavirus, said the BMC.

Earlier, zero COVID-19 deaths were reported on February 15, 16, 17 and 20.

On Tuesday, Mumbai had reported 135 cases and two deaths.

With addition of new COVID-19 infections, the city’s caseload increased to 10,55,960, while the death toll remained unchanged at 16,690, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin.

Also, 255 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of recovered cases to 10,35,169, the BMC said. The city now has 1,228 active cases.

The Coronavirus recovery rate of Mumbai now stands at 98 per cent, while the case doubling rate has increased to 3,758, the bulletin said.

At present, there are no active containment zones or sealed buildings in the metropolis, it added.

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 1,151 fresh coronavirus cases and 23 fatalities linked to the infection, while 2,594 patients were discharged following recovery, the state health department said. On Tuesday, the state had recorded 1,080 cases and 47 fatalities.

It said 2,594 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered cases to 77,02,217 and leaving the state with 11,604 active cases. The Coronavirus recovery rate in the state is 97.97 per cent.

78,61,468 Total No. of cases in maharashtra
290 Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours
0 No. of deaths in city on wednesday
255 No. of patients Recovered and discharged in city on wednesday

1,05,86,152 (Total no. of people administered the first dose)
90,95,444 (No. of people who have taken second dose so far)
3,548 (No. of people who took first dose on wednesday)
23,678 (No. of people who took second dose on wednesday)
3,29,704 Total no. of booster doses administered so far
2,218 No. of booster Doses administered on wednesday
 

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