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In a first, Mumbai’s Test Positivity Rate drops below 4 per cent

Mumbai records 929 fresh infections while state sees 20,740 new cases

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A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger at Dadar station. Pic/Ashish Raje

A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger at Dadar station. Pic/Ashish Raje

Even as the second wave of the pandemic loosens its grip on the state, Mumbai recorded less than 1,000 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday. While it saw 929 new infections, 30 deaths due to the virus were recorded over the past 24 hours. Also, for the first time in the second wave, the city’s Test Positivity Rate (TPR) dipped below 4 per cent (3.14) on Friday. 

May 20 was the first time in the second wave when the TPR had gone below 5 per cent. On May 21, the TPR was 4.28.

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