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Covid-19: Mumbai’s test positivity rate dips below 1 per cent, a first in second wave

Daily cases drop to 340 in city, but deaths rise past 10; Maharashtra reports 7,242 new infections

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A civic health worker takes a child’s temperature at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla, on Thursday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

A civic health worker takes a child’s temperature at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla, on Thursday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

The test positivity rate (TPR) in the city fell below 1 per cent for the first time in the second wave. Along with the TPR, which was 0.96 per cent on Thursday, the daily cases also dropped significantly to 340. Mumbai had seen 404 cases and a TPR of 1.24 per cent on Wednesday.
 
After registering daily Covid-19 fatalities in single digit for the past few days, the city saw a jump in the figure on Thursday. A total of 13 deaths were confirmed in the city. Eleven of the deceased patients had comorbidities, eight were senior citizens, one was aged below 40 year and one was in the 40-59 years age group.

The doubling rate of infections in the city continued to improve and was 1,405 days on Thursday. The recovery rate remained constant at 97 per cent and 403 people were discharged. 

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