At 1.76 per cent, Mumbai on Tuesday recorded the lowest test positivity rate (TPR) of the second Covid-19 wave. The TPR had dropped below 2 per cent on Monday, a little over two weeks after it fell under 3 per cent.

The daily figure of novel Coronavirus rose on Tuesday, but marginally, to 570 cases from 521 the day before, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report. New Covid-19 fatalities also rose slightly, with the civic body confirming  10 deaths.