A civic official said the cases in India’s financial capital rose to 10,77,199.
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- Mumbai on Friday reported 1,956 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day increase since January 23
- Mumbai, in ten days of June, nearly double the number of cases reported in the whole of May
- Maharashtra records 3,081 new coronavirus infections, highest in nearly four months
Mumbai covid cases: Mumbai recorded 1,956 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday and no deaths, said a circular issued by the civic authorities. This is the highest increase in a day since January 23.
Mumbai, in the first ten days of June, nearly doubled the number of cases reported in the whole of May. On Thursday, 1,702 new cases were reported in Mumbai. A civic official said the cases in India’s financial capital rose to 10,77,199.
The death toll remained unchanged at 19,570. The number of active cases rose to 9,191 on Friday from 7,898 a day earlier. The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, also went above the 10 percent mark after a long time, and stood at 12.74 percent. It was 9.64 per cent on Thursday. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said that the number of people cured in the last 24 hours rose by 763 to 10,48,438.
Between June 1 and 10, the city recorded 11,397 COVID-19 cases, while in May it had added only 5,979 cases. The city also reported four deaths in the first 10 days of June, while there were three deaths throughout May.
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Maharashtra on Friday recorded 3,081 new coronavirus infections, the highest in nearly four months, but zero pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said. On Thursday, the state recorded 2,813 new cases and one death. The number of active cases in Maharashtra is 13,329.
(PTI Input)