The number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in the city, but the number of deaths has not been increasing. As there is a large number of patients, the mortality rate (deaths per 100 patients) has been decreasing every day.

The city is experiencing another peak of COVID-19 patients this week, even symptomatic patients have increased slightly. But the number of deaths remains low. In the past three months, the number of deaths has been declining. In July, the number of deaths was 1,796, in August, it reduced to 1,305. In September, even though the number of patients increased sharply (80 per cent more than August) after the Ganesh festival, there were 1,279 deaths.