Mumbai's test positivity rate (TPR) went further up and inched towards the 1 per cent mark on Tuesday. The city recorded a TPR of 0.93 per cent. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report, the daily cases also went up as the city saw 270 fresh COVID-19 infections. Only one death due to the viral infection was reported on Tuesday. 

On August 19, the city recorded the second wave’s lowest TPR at 0.53 per cent after which it has been on the rise. On August 16 that the number of daily cases fell below 200 and the city recorded the second wave’s new infections. Mumbai’s TPR dipped below 1 per cent for the first time in the second wave on July 29.