The city which had over 34,000 active cases in September, has only 9,068 active cases now. Though the figure was more than 12,000 on Sunday, the BMC clarified that 3,586 cases were removed from the list due to duplication and outside patients.

The number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 declined further in the state and the city. The state recorded little below 3,000 cases on Monday with 60 deaths. Mumbai reported 477 cases with seven deaths. The numbers are at the lowest since last week of April. The recovery rate of the state is 93.5 per cent now with 2.56 per cent death rate. The city’s recovery rate, too, stands at 93%.