Although twin cities saw a four-fold and three-fold increase by June and July respectively, recovery of nearly 4k people in the past month improves trend
Police in Mira Bhayandar stop outsiders from entering the city at Dahisar check naka. Pic/Nimesh Dave
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Improvement a silver lining
The recovery rate remains a silver lining. While the number of positive patients increased by 4,532 from June 20 to July 20, 3,975 people also recovered in the same period, taking the recovery rate up from 55 per cent to 77 per cent.
Mumbai's mortality rate is 5.62 per cent, it has over 1 lakh cases and over 72,000 have recovered.
Meanwhile, health teams of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) visited 2,90,989 homes in the last five days. During the survey, out of 375 symptomatic patients, 55 tested positive. The MBMC has appealed citizens to come forward to get tested as COVID Yoddhas continue health surveys.
"80 per cent of patients are either asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Besides, we have more than enough quarantine centres with separate rooms for high-risk patients. Although initially, the recovery rate was low, now the rate has increased," said Sambhaji Waghmare, deputy commissioner of MBMC.
2.9 lakh
No. of homes surveyed in five days in Mira Bhayandar
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