New Covid-19 cases in Mumbai cross 10,000

Worrying trend is that the five-fold increase in number of daily cases has come despite the number of tests remaining largely constant

The number of Covid-19 infections jumped past 10,000 on Tuesday, registering a rise of 35 per cent in 24 hours. The cases have been rising constantly even as the number of tests conducted daily remain almost the same. The test positivity rate (TPR) rose to 22 per cent, after 10,860 of the 49,661 samples tested positive. The need for a lockdown will arise if the daily cases rise beyond 20,000,” mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday. During the second wave, the maximum daily cases in the city had touched 11,163, on April 4.

A medic collects a passenger’s nasal swab for Covid-19 test, at Dadar station, on Tuesday. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Of the 10,860 new Covid-19 patients, 9,665 (89 per cent) are asymptomatic and 834 have been hospitalised with 52 being on oxygen support, said the BMC. Out of the 22,000 Covid-19 beds, 4,491 are occupied so far. Mumbai reported two deaths on Tuesday, and both were senior citizens and had comorbidities. The active cases in the city have risen to 47,476.

The city’s recovery rate dropped by 5 per cent to 92 per cent, and 654 people recovered and were discharged on Tuesday. The doubling rate continues to see a drop and was at 110 days. The state registered 18,466 cases on Tuesday, out of which 15,663 were from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including that from the city. Thane reported 1,354 cases, Navi Mumbai 1,116, Mira Bhayandar 455, Vasai-Virar 450, Kalyan-Dombivli 457, Raigad 214 and Panvel 584. The Pune circle reported 1,783 cases.

The MMR, excluding Mumbai, registered three deaths, one each from Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar and Panvel. The deaths also increased to 20 from 11. The state’s case fatality rate remained almost constant at 2.1 per cent, and 4,558 patients were discharged on Tuesday. Currently, the state has 66,308 active cases. On Tuesday, authorities confirmed 75 Omicron cases in the state, including 40 from Mumbai, nine from Thane and eight from Pune city. The rest are from the interiors of Maharashtra.

67,30,494
Total No. of cases in Maharashtra

15,663
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

02
No. of deaths in city on Tuesday (Both patients were senior citizens and had comorbidities)

654
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Tuesday

99,95,739
(Total no. of people administered the first dose)

81,37,850
(No. of people who have taken second dose so far)

20,251
(No. of people who took first dose on Tuesday)

40,936
(No. of people who took second dose on Tuesday)

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