After more than ten weeks, the number of regular coronavirus cases in Mumbai has fallen below 1,000. The Maharashtra city, which was wracked by the deadly second wave of Covid infections in April, had just 953 cases on Tuesday, the lowest number since March 2. Testing, on the other hand, has dropped dramatically since April.
On Tuesday, the city recorded 44 deaths in one day. In Mumbai, the positivity rating was 5.31 percent, which was significantly lower than the April estimates. Its recovery rate has also increased to 93%, although the doubling rate has remained constant at 255 days.
On March 2, Mumbai had registered 849 cases. However, the next few weeks were incredibly difficult, as the area was struck by an unexpected wave, putting the city’s health system on the brink of failure.
Last month, the Maharashtra capital conducted nearly 50,000 tests a day. In Can, the number of tests has dropped dramatically. The city administration now tests between 20,000 and 25,000 people every day. Testing fell still further on Sunday, to 17,640.
On Tuesday, Maharashtra registered 28,438 Covid cases, up from over 60,000 cases the previous month. However, the regular death toll stood alarmingly high at 679.
On Tuesday, the worst-affected state in the country had an average positivity score of 17.2%. At that time, 52,898 patients were discharged. The current recovery rate is 90.69 percent.
With 3,795 cases and 24 deaths in a single day, Pune remains the state’s worst-affected district, followed by Nashik with 2,246 cases and 37 deaths.
To halt the spread of the virus in Maharashtra, the state has enforced lockdown-like controls.
India’s death toll jumped to 4,329 in 24 hours on Tuesday, the biggest one-day surge in the country’s history. However, the number of cases has decreased to 2.63 lakh.
