Covid-19: Mumbai sees lowest TPR at 1.42 per cent in second wave

Passengers queue up to undergo the rapid antigen test at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Thursday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Along with a marginal dip in fresh Covid-19 infections on Thursday, the city also recorded a test positivity rate (TPR) of 1.42 per cent, the lowest in the second wave of the pandemic so far. Mumbai saw 540 new cases while the Covid-19 fatalities went up marginally at 13.

After the city registered a TPR above 2 per cent on June 27, the figure has been less than 2 since then. Last Sunday it was 1.47 per cent.

BMC health workers collect swab samples from passengers for antigen tests at Dadar station on Thursday. Pics/Ashish Raje

Doubling rate improves

The city reported the highest number of cases - 11,163 - on April 4 and then the decline started. There has been a steady fall in the TPR since May 5, when it was 10.96.

The doubling rate improved and was 858 days on Thursday.

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Of the 13 deaths reported in the city, 12 patients had comorbidities, 10 deaths were of those above 60 years of age, while two deaths were of patients in the 40-60 years group. On June 8 and July 7, the city reported single digit Covid-19 fatalities.

Recovery rate constant

The city's recovery rate remained constant at 96 per cent and a total of 628 people were discharged after full recovery on Thursday.

2,141
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

13
No. of deaths in city on Thursday (12 patients had comorbidities, 10 deaths were of those above 60 yrs of age, while two deaths were of patients in the 40-60 years group)

628
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Thursday

46,81,780
(Total no. of people administered the first vaccine dose)

12,47,410
(No. of people who have taken their second dose so far)

27,307
(No. of people who took their first vaccine dose on Thursday)

17,864
(No. of people who took their second vaccine dose on Thursday)