The daily COVID-19 cases in the city saw a sharp increase to 1,539 on Wednesday, a 50 per cent rise from the previous day. This is the second highest number of cases that the city recorded since October 21 last year when the daily tally was 1,609. The test positivity rate (TPR), too, has increased to 7.1 per cent from 3 per cent in the first week of February.

A health worker registers a citizen for a COVID-19 test at Topiwala Municipal Maternity Home in Goregaon on Wednesday. Pic/Satej Shinde