Mumbai sees 202 COVID-19 cases 1 death active tally now 1780
Mumbai Feb 18 PTI Mumbai on Friday reported 202 COVID-19 cases and one death taking the tally to 1055193 and the toll to 16686 a civic official said The city witnessed a daily addition of less than 300 cases for the fifth day in a row though the lone fatality came after a three-day gap he pointed out The discharge of 365 people during the day took the recovery count to 1033862 which is 98 per cent of the caseload leaving the metropolis with an active tally of 1780 he said Civic data showed that 87 per cent or 176 out of the 202 new cases were asymptomatic while only eight patients needed oxygen support in the last 24 hours It also revealed that only 838 of the 36319 hospital beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are currently occupied including 26 admitted in the last 24 hours As per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials the city does not have a containment zone or sealed buildings since over a week now The positivity rate was 053 per cent the caseload doubling time was now 2627 days while the growth rate of cases between February 11 and 17 stood at 003 per cent they said With 37700 samples being examined in the last 24 hours 3000 more than the previous day the number of tests in Mumbai had gone up to 15963150 they added Mumbai had witnessed a record 20971 cases on January 7 this year amid the third wave of the pandemic PTI KK BNM BNM BNM
Mumbai Feb 18 PTI Mumbai on Friday reported 202 COVID-19 cases and one death taking the tally to 1055193 and the toll to 16686 a civic official said The city witnessed a daily addition of less than 300 cases for the fifth day in a row though the lone fatality came after a three-day gap he pointed out The discharge of 365 people during the day took the recovery count to 1033862 which is 98 per cent of the caseload leaving the metropolis with an active tally of 1780 he said Civic data showed that 87 per cent or 176 out of the 202 new cases were asymptomatic while only eight patients needed oxygen support in the last 24 hours It also revealed that only 838 of the 36319 hospital beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are currently occupied including 26 admitted in the last 24 hours As per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials the city does not have a containment zone or sealed buildings since over a week now The positivity rate was 053 per cent the caseload doubling time was now 2627 days while the growth rate of cases between February 11 and 17 stood at 003 per cent they said With 37700 samples being examined in the last 24 hours 3000 more than the previous day the number of tests in Mumbai had gone up to 15963150 they added Mumbai had witnessed a record 20971 cases on January 7 this year amid the third wave of the pandemic PTI KK BNM BNM BNM
