Mumbai on Thursday reported 42 new Covid-19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release. The city reported zero new pandemic-related fatalities for the fourth day in a row. The city’s caseload rose to 10,57,995, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,559. In March 2022, the city recorded 1,527 new coronavirus infections and four fatalities, against 9,882 new cases and 68 fatalities in February.

The city thus witnessed 84.54 per cent fewer new cases and 94.11 per cent fewer fatalities compared to the previous month. A day before, Mumbai had reported 42 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities. In March, the city has recorded zero fatalities on 27 out of 31 days. Also, the new daily Covid-19 cases remained below 100 since March 2. Presently, Mumbai has 280 active Covid-19 patients and the case positivity rate is 0.002 per cent.