Coronavirus: Mumbai's recovery rate rises to 71 per cent

Updated On: 21 July, 2020 06:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A correspondent

Mumbai now has seven wards with over 5,000 cases, records 1,035 new ones on Monday

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BMC health workers conduct door-to-door thermal screening and oximeter checks at Pant Nagar, Ghatkopar East on Monday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

The state reported 8,240 fresh cases on Monday taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3.18 lakh while the city's daily count continued to hover around 1,000 cases. The F South ward (Parel) became the seventh ward to cross 5,000 cases on Monday and after holding steady at 70 per cent for several days, there was a rise in Mumbai's recovery rate.

State health officials said that apart from Mumbai, a high count of cases was seen in Thane with 565 cases and Kalyan Dombivli with 485 cases. The highest daily count was reported in Pune with 1,413 cases. While 1.31 lakh COVID patients are currently being treated in the state, 5,460 patients were discharged on Monday after a full recovery.