MUMBAI: Covid fatalities jumped in the state compared to Monday, but the city daily toll on Tuesday was eight, the lowest in 22 days. It was one less than Monday’s.
The state reported 7,243 cases and 196 deaths, taking the total caseload to 61.7 lakh and fatalities to 1,26,220. After many days, the state did not add any unreported deaths to the cumulative toll. A day earlier, the state had reported 53 deaths.
According to the daily BMC update, 30,100 tests were carried out in a 24-hour period resulting in 454 cases being detected. The tally stayed below 500 for the second day. “The weekly viral growth rate is 0.07% and the doubling rate is 925 days,” said BMC additional commissioner Suresh Kakani.
Active cases continued to fall, with the daily discharge rate higher than daily detections. A total of 10,978 people were discharged on Tuesday, and active cases dropped to 1.04 lakh, of which 10,611 were in Mumbai.
