With 2,253 patients recovering during the day, the tally of recuperated patients climbed to 10,70,912.
Highlights
- Mumbai reported 1,898 new infections of coronavirus on Friday and two deaths
- This is a drop of over 30% from the day before when Mumbai had reported 2,479 on Thursday
- The caseload in the city rose to 11,03,760, and the death toll reached 19,591
Mumbai Covid-19 update: Mumbai reported 1,898 new infections of coronavirus on Friday and two deaths, suggested data provided by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This is a drop of over 30% from the day before when Mumbai had reported 2,479 on Thursday. The daily COVID-19 cases dipped by 581.
The caseload in the city rose to 11,03,760, and the death toll reached 19,591. On Thursday, the financial capital of the county had reported 2,479 cases and one fatality. Of 1,898 new COVID-19 patients, 1,802 were asymptomatic.
Only 12 of the patients were put on oxygen support. A total of 77 patients are on oxygen support in city hospitals at present, as per the BMC bulletin. Mumbai has 13,257 active COVID-19 cases now.
With 2,253 patients recovering during the day, the tally of recuperated patients climbed to 10,70,912.
The recovery rate in the city is 97 per cent. Mumbai has been reporting COVID-19 cases in four digits since June 7.
Maharashtra Covid Situation
Maharashtra reported 4,205 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the overall count to 79,54,445, while the death toll increased to 1,47,896 with the addition of three fresh fatalities linked to the infection, the state health department said.
A health department bulletin said 3,752 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, pushing up their total number to 77,81,232.
On Thursday, the state had logged 5,218 COVID-19 cases and one death. Significantly, the number of active COVID-19 cases surpassed the 25,000-mark, indicating a widening gap between new and recovered coronavirus patients.
(With inputs from PTI)
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