Mumbai on Monday reported 45 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 10,59,331, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,562, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. The addition to the tally was 28 less than the 73 recorded on Sunday, though the number of coronavirus tests conducted during the day were also less than the previous 24-hour period, he pointed out.

While 10,400 tests were carried out on Sunday, the figure stood at 5,053 in the past 24 hours, which left the overall number of samples examined so far in the metropolis at 1,68,51,037, BMC data showed. Of the 45 new cases, 44 are asymptomatic, while one patient was hospitalised but did not need oxygen support, he said. Only 19 of the 26,044 hospital beds earmarked for Covid-19 treatment are currently occupied, he added.