Even as the number of fresh COVID-19 cases recorded daily in Mumbai has been more or less constant for the past couple of days, the city reported the highest number of deaths till now on Sunday at 52. A total of 1,244 new cases in the last 24 hours have taken the city's tally to 39,464. However, the state recorded 2,487 fresh cases and 89 deaths in a single day.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), of the 52 deaths reported on Sunday, eight took place between May 20 and 26. Twenty-eight of the deceased had co-morbidities, two were below 40 years of age, 22 patients were above 60 years of age and 28 were in the age group of 40 to 60 years. The total number of deaths in the city now stands at 1,279.