22 June,2022 08:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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On Wednesday, Mumbai reported 1,648 new Covid-19 cases, down from 1,781 the previous day. the city also reported two deaths due to the infection.
Mumbai has seen less than 2,000 Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day and witnessed a dip of 133 Covid-19 cases as compared to the previous day. Mumbai has been reporting Covid-19 cases in four digits since June 7.
"The growth of Covid-19 cases stood at 0.183 per cent between June 15-21, while the case doubling rate was 371 days," said the BMC.
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Out of the 1,648 new patients, 1,557 were asymptomatic, while 91 symptomatic people were admitted in hospitals. Of these, 17 patients were on oxygen support, the bulletin said.
Mumbai has a test positivity rate of 20.26 per cent and coronavirus recovery rate of 97 per cent.
(with inputs from PTI)
