Mumbai Jan 19 PTI Mumbai on Wednesday reported 6032 new coronavirus positive cases 117 less as compared to the previous day and 12 fresh fatalities the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said With this the citys infection tally rose to 1017999 and death toll to 16488 while the recovery count rose to 966985 it said in a bulletin The city witnessed a dip in the number of cases after reporting 6149 cases on Tuesday The daily fatality count however climbed to 12 after seven on Tuesday In the last 24 hours 60291 tests were conducted in the city as against the over 47700 tests on Tuesday The positivity rate dipped to 10 per cent from 2189 per cent The overall test count has reached 14778095 the BMC said Mumbai has 31856 active COVID-19 cases while the case doubling rate is 66 days A total of 18241 patients recovered in the last 24-hours and Mumbais recovery rate stands at 95 per cent Out of the total number of new cases nearly 84 per cent means 5067 cases are asymptomatic Only 538 new patients have been hospitalised while just 103 are on oxygen support the bulletin added It also said that 5058 of the total 38109 hospital beds which is around 133 per cent of the total hospital beds are occupied in the city The overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai is 103 per cent for the period between January 12 and 18 it said As per the bulletin Mumbai has 54 sealed buildings but zero containment zones in slums and chawls Mumbai had logged 20971 daily COVID-19 cases on January 7 2022 the highest since the pandemic broke out in March 2020 Last year Mumbai had reported the highest 11163 daily cases on April 4 while the highest 90 fatalities were witnessed on May 1 PTI KK NP NP

Mumbai Nov 18 PTI Mumbai on Thursday reported 230 new cases of coronavirus infection and one fatality a civic official said With this the citys tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 760500 and death toll to 16300 The countrys financial capital witnessed a marginal dip in the number of daily cases and fatalities as compared to Wednesday when it had reported 275 infections and two deaths This is for the third time in the last 10 days that Mumbai has recorded one COVID-19 death in a day On November 9 and 16 it had witnessed one death each At present there 2845 active coronavirus cases in Mumbai after 204 patients were discharged from hospitals following their recovery With this the citys cumulative recovery count rose to 738803 As 38824 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours the citys overall test figure reached 12037912 he said Currently there are 15 sealed buildings in Mumbai although it is free of containment zones since mid-August Mumbais average recovery rate is 97 per cent while its case doubling rate is 2187 days The average growth rate of cases is 003 per cent for the period between November 11 and 17 the official said This year Mumbai had reported the highest number of daily cases at 11163 on April 4 while the highest number of single-day fatality of 90 was recorded on May 1 PTI KK NP NP

Mumbai Oct 27 PTI Mumbai on Wednesday reported 420 new coronavirus positive cases and four deaths taking the infection tally to 754669 and toll to 16229 a civic official said This is after a gap of two days that the daily COVID-19 count in the city crossed the 400-mark The city had reported 276 and 293 infections on Monday and Tuesday respectively There are 4161 active cases in the city at present after 355 patients recuperated and got discharge from hospitals during the day taking the total number of recoveries to 731749 As 39036 tests were conducted in the metropolis in the last 24 hours its cumulative test count reached 11311321 Mumbais average recovery rate is 97 per cent the official said The citys average case doubling rate is 1373 days and the growth rate is 005 per cent for the period between October 20 and 26 he added Presently 41 buildings are sealed in Mumbai to curb the spread of the virus although it is free of containment zones since mid-August This year Mumbai had reported the highest number of 11163 daily cases on April 4 while the highest one-day fatality count of 90 was witnessed on May 1 PTI KK NP NP

Mumbai Oct 21 PTI Mumbai on Thursday reported 429 new coronavirus positive cases and five deaths taking the infection tally to 752386 and toll to 16197 a civil official said This is for the second day in a row that the metropolis has reported more than 400 cases On Wednesday it had witnessed 463 cases and four fatalities With 34220 tests being conducted in the last 24 hours across the city its cumulative test count climbed to 11095762 the official said There are 4537 active COVID-19 cases in the countrys financial capital after 435 patients recuperated and were discharged from hospitals taking the recovery count to 729131 At present 42 buildings have been sealed across the city to curb the spread of the virus while it is free from containment zones since mid-August the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC official said Mumbais recovery rate is 97 per cent Its case doubling rate is 1328 days and the average growth rate is 005 per cent for the period between October 14 and 20 the official said Earlier this year Mumbai had reported the highest 11163 daily cases on April 4 while the highest 90 fatalities were witnessed on May 1 PTI KK NP NP

Mumbai Sep 22 PTI Mumbai reported 488 coronavirus positive cases and four fatalities on Wednesday taking the infection tally to 739364 and the fatality count to 16063 a civic official said As compared to Tuesday the city recorded 136 more cases while the number of fatalities rose by three Mumbai had reported 352 infection cases and one death on Tuesday The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC official said that with 40484 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours due to which the cumulative test figure increased to 10059254 There are 4706 active COVID-19 cases in the metropolis as 359 patients recovered from the infection during the day The citys overall recovery count stood at 716116 At present there are 46 sealed buildings in Mumbai although it has remained free from any containment zones since mid-August The city civic body seals buildings or declares containment zones if at least five patients test positive for coronavirus infection from any area at one time According to the BMC Mumbais average recovery rate is at 97 per cent at present while the case doubling rate stood at 1187 days The average growth rate of cases is 006 per cent for the period between September 15 and 21 This year Mumbai had reported the highest 11163 daily cases on April 4 while the highest number of 90 fatalities were witnessed on May 1 PTI KK NP NP