At 6,149, Mumbai sees slight rise in Covid cases

January 18, 2022 21:08

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After dropping for five days in a row, daily coronavirus cases marginally rose to 6,149 in Mumbai on Tuesday, while seven more patients succumbed to the infection and 12,810 others recovered, the city civic body said.

The new cases rose by 193 from a day ago, but fatalities dropped by five.

With fresh additions, the COVID-19 tally increased to 10,11,967, while the death toll jumped to 16,476, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a bulletin.

The number of active cases also dipped below the 50,000-mark.

The financial capital's positivity rate stood at 12.89 per cent, up from 12.51 per cent on Monday.

The rate indicates the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those overall who have been tested.

According to the bulletin, 47,700 new tests were carried out in the city, slightly more than a day ago, taking their cumulative tally to 1,47,17,804.

Since the last five days, the daily COVID-19 cases were going down steadily, while fatalities were going up. Mumbai had reported 5,956 cases on Monday, pushing the overall count above the 10-lakh mark, and 12 fatalities. -- PTI

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