Covid-19: Mumbai sees 700 cases, 19 deaths, TPR of 2.32 per cent

After reporting a rise in cases and test positivity rate TPR over the weekend Mumbai saw a dip in both on Sunday As per the BMC report 700 new cases were reported and the TPR was at 232 per cent one of the lowest in the past few daysA man gets tested for Covid19 at LTT on Sunday PicShadab KhanAfter recording the lowest daily Covid19 numbers in the second wave on June 3 Mumbai saw a rise in cases earlier last week but the numbers remained below the 1000 mark June 6 was the first time in the second wave that the TPR dipped below 3 per centThe city reported the highest number of cases mdash 11163 on April 4 and then the declining trend started There has been a steady fall in the test positivity rate after May 5 when the TPR was recorded at 1096 per cent The doubling rate has continued to significantly improve and is now at 653 daysAlso Read Is the vaccine haram Doctors dispel myths among MuslimsOf the 19 deaths in Mumbai 11 patients had comorbidities 10 patients were in the age group of 60 years and above while two deaths were reported in the 4060 years age group On June 8 the city had reported singledigit Covid19 fatalities for the first time in the second waveThe cityrsquos recovery rate continues to be at 95 per cent and there were 704 people discharged on SundayMaharashtra saw a marginal drop in new cases on Sunday but a significant rise in Covid19 fatalities As per the state report 10442 new cases were reported across the state The state saw 483 deathsThe statersquos fatality rate has been seeing a steady rise and on Sunday was 188 per cent while 7504 people recovered and got discharged Currently the state has 155 lakh active cases The Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR saw a marginal drop in new cases The MMR reported 2056 cases on Sunday including the ones reported in Mumbai Apart from Mumbai Palghar with 211 and Raigad with 526 reported the maximum new cases in MMR Thane and KalyanDombivili reported 104 new cases each and Navi Mumbai reported 65 new casesMMR excluding Mumbai registered 72 Covid19 fatalities While Palghar registered 53 deaths the highest in MMR Panvel registered six and KalyanDombivili reported two deaths5908992Total no of cases in Maharashtra1361Total no of cases reported in MMR in the last 24 hours19No of deaths in city on Sunday 11 patients had comorbidities 10 patients were in the age group of 60 years and above while two deaths were reported in the 4060 years age group704Patients recovered and discharged in city on Sunday