Mumbai registers one Covid death, 155 new cases

The civic body carried out 9,001 coronavirus tests since previous evening, which took the tally of samples tested so far to 1,69,94,716

Mumbai registers one Covid death, 155 new cases

Passengers exit the airport on Friday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Mumbai on Friday reported 155 new COVID-19 cases and one death, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Another fatality was reported from neighbouring Thane district.

The city registered a rise in daily cases, as the BMC reported 139 new infections on Thursday.

The caseload in India’s financial capital thus rose to 10,61,332 while death toll reached 19,564.

The city recorded a COVID-19-related death for the first time after April 30, BMC data showed.

As many as 116 patients recovered during the day, taking the total of recoveries to 10,40,870.

There are 898 active patients in the metropolis now.

The civic body carried out 9,001 coronavirus tests since previous evening, which took the tally of samples tested so far to 1,69,94,716.

The recovery rate of Mumbai is 98 per cent and the caseload doubling rate or period stands at 5,895 days.

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 263 new coronavirus infections and two pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said.

The state’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 78,80,337 and death toll reached 1,47,853.

On Thursday, the state had recorded 231 new cases and one fatality.

The case fatality rate in Maharashtra stands at 1.87 per cent.

The state has 1,455 active cases now.

78,80,337 Total No. of cases in maharashtra
199 Total no. of cases in MMR in the last 24 hours
1 No. of deaths in city on Friday
116 patients Recovered and discharged in city on Friday

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