MUMBAI: Mumbai registered the lowest single-day tally —348 — in over five months on Monday, while the state for the second day in a row registered less than 7,000 Covid cases. The last time the city had a low case count was on February 2 (334). “The Covid situation is improving across the state, including in Kolhapur that saw a worrying spurt in cases last month,” said Dr Shashank Joshi, who is a member of the state task force on Covid-19.
Maharashtra registered 6,910 cases on Tuesday as compared to 6,017 the previous day. In the same period, deaths rose from 66 to 147, but active cases dropped to 94,593 from 96,375. In Mumbai, 10 deaths were registered, taking the total toll to 15,787 so far. The BMC conducted 22,015 tests as compared to an average of 30,000 daily, but the positivity rate is below 2% at 1.59%, said the BMC daily Covid update.
Dr Joshi said the task force conducted a review on Monday of the 10 worst-hit districts where the daily test positivity rate is over 10%. “The Covid rise in Kolhapur, despite the highest vaccination percentage in the state, was a paradox, but it has been explained,’’ he said.
The second wave began late in Kolhapur and due to failure of people to self-isolate, many households tested positive. The daily tally in Kolhapur administrative circle has dropped from 3,000-plus daily to 2,272 on Tuesday.
