On Tuesday, the city saw a drop in testing figures but there was an increase in the number of cases. There were 263 new COVID cases reported out of the 7,601 samples tested. Mumbai reported one death but the state reported 12 deaths in a single day. Also, the test positivity rate, which was less than 2.5 per cent, has gone up to 3.46 per cent in the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, of the 263 fresh cases, 17 patients needed hospitalisation and five are on oxygen support. The total COVID tally has risen to 11,23,351. 

Currently, there are 1,805 active patients in Mumbai out of which 192 are being treated in hospitals and 22 are on oxygen support. The city reported one death in the past 24 hours. As per BMC officials, a 79-year-old suffering from another ailment lost his life. The total death count due to COVID stood at 19,644. In the past 24 hours, 283 patients recovered from COVID after which the total recovery count reached 11,01,902.