The welcome slide continued on Monday, with Mumbai reporting 2,662 fresh infections. Numbers released by the BMC showed that 5,746 people were discharged during the day in the city and 54,143 patients are still under treatment for COVID. The Coronavirus claimed 78 lives in 24 hours.

Of the fatalities, 50 victims were comorbid. While 52 patients were male and 26 female, 53 deaths were of people above the age of 60. Officials said 20 were between 40 and 60. The recovery rate of Mumbai has improved to 89 per cent and the doubling rate stands at 111 days.