15 September,2022 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
A man gets his booster dose at a camp set up on the zoo premise. File pic
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 203 new Covid-19 cases, while two more patients succumbed to the infection, the local civic body said. With these additions, the overall Covid-19 tally in the city increased to 11,48,502, while the death toll rose to 19,721, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin.
As per the bulletin, the new Covid-19 cases were detected after 9,281 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 1,81,97,513. A day ago, 6,691 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the financial capital.
Mumbai's tally of recuperated cases rose to 11,27,320 after 314 patients recovered from the viral infection in the past 24 hours, the BMC said. The city has a recovery rate of 98.2 per cent and is now left with 1,461 active cases, the bulletin said.
Of the 203 new cases, only 11 patients were symptomatic, it said.
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Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 881 Covid-19 cases and five fatalities, the state health department said in a bulletin. With the fresh additions, the state's Covid-19 tally rose to 81,12,857 and toll to 1,48,298.
Of the five fatalities reported on Wednesday, two each were recorded in Mumbai and Thane, while one death was reported from Raigad.
Maharashtra's case fatality rate stands at 1.82 per cent.
The state is left with 5,426 active cases after 963 patients recovered from coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of recoveries to 79,59,133, the health department said.
81,12,857 Total No. of cases in maharashtra
2 No. of deaths in city on wednesday
314 patients Recovered and discharged in city on wednesday
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