Cases in Mumbai surge; BMC intensifies contact tracing, testing

Updated On: 31 December, 2021 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale

Covid Task Force discusses treatment course for newly positive patients and vaccination path for teenagers; today’s genome sequencing report holds key for further action

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A health worker collects swab samples to test for Covid-19 at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla, on Thursday. Pic/Sameer Markande

With 190 more cases of Omicron detected in Mumbai on Thursday, now it is almost clear that the surge in cases is due to the new variant. However, the BMC and state officials are waiting for the genome sequencing report for confirmation. On Thursday, the city registered 3,671 cases, 40 per cent more compared to Wednesday. Even the test positivity rate (TPR - cases per hundred tests) is now close to 8 per cent.

Passengers show their second dose certificate of the Covid-19 vaccination at Dadar station on Thursday. Pic/Ashish Raje