Mumbai sees 138 new Covid-19 cases, and one death

Recovery count rose by 289; there were 8,433 Covid tests conducted over the last 24 hours

Mumbai on Thursday reported 138 Covid-19 cases and one death, which took the metropolis’ tally to 11,48,640 and the toll to 19,722, a civic official said. Of the new cases, only 14 are symptomatic, the official added. The recovery count rose by 289 and reached 11,27,609, leaving the city with 1,309 active cases, he added.

BMC data showed that 1,82,05,946 coronavirus tests have been carried out in Mumbai so far, including 8,433 in the last 24 hours. This is lower than the 9,281 tests conducted in the preceding 24-hour period. It also revealed the recovery rate was 98.2 per cent and the growth rate of cases between September 8 and 14 was 0.019 per cent.

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Maharashtra on Thursday reported 755 new coronavirus positive cases and four deaths, which took the state’s overall infection tally to 81,13,612 and the toll to 1,48,302, an official said. This was a drop from the 881 cases and five deaths reported in the state on Wednesday, he said.

Of the new cases, the Mumbai circle led with 335, followed by 222 in Pune circle, 43 in Latur circle, 42 in Nashik circle, 41 in Kolhapur circle, 35 in Nagpur circle, 22 in Akola circle and 15 in Aurangabad circle, he said.

81,13,612
Total no of cases in Maharashtra

1
No of deaths in Mumbai on Thursday

289
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Thursday

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