Mumbai sees zero Covid-19 deaths for eighth straight day

The state saw 525 new cases and nine pandemic-related deaths on Friday

Mumbai on Friday reported 78 new Covid-19 cases, according to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official. For the eighth day in a row, the financial capital of the country recorded zero pandemic-related deaths. The tally of infections in the city reached 10,56,807, while the death toll stood at 16,691. The count of recoveries rose to 10,36,634, after 127 patients were discharged from hospitals or recovered at home during the day, leaving the city with 600 active cases.

At least 19,737 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours, taking the total of tests conducted in the city to 1,62,57,572. According to the BMC, the recovery rate now stands at 98 per cent and no area or building is currently sealed. Mumbai has reported zero deaths once in January, nine times in February and four times in March so far, a BMC report said.

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 525 new coronavirus cases and nine pandemic-related deaths, the health department said. The new cases included 206 Omicron variant infections, all reported from Pune city. On Thursday, Maharashtra had reported 467 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths. The state’s Covid-19 case tally rose to 78,67,916, and death toll reached 1,43,727.

So far, a total of 5,211 Omicron cases have been reported in the state. Of these, 4,629 patients have fully recovered, the health department said. There are now 4,476 active coronavirus patients in Maharashtra. As many as 992 patients were discharged since Thursday evening, taking the total of recoveries to 77, 15,711. The recovery rate is 98.07 per cent.

78,67,916
Total No. of cases in maharashtra

131
Total no. of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours

0
No. of deaths in city on Friday

127
Patients recovered and discharged in city on Friday

1,06,07,568
(Total no. of people administered the first dose)

92,52,692
(Total no. of people administered the second dose)

1,733
(No. of people who took first dose on Friday)

13,296
(No. of people who took second dose on Friday)

3,44,141
(Total no. of booster  doses administered so far)

1,926
(No. of booster Doses administered on Friday)

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