MUMBAI: The state and city reported a 19-month low in daily Covid detections on Monday. Maharashtra reported 536 Covid cases — lowest since April 27, 2020 — and 21 deaths.
Mumbai registered its lowest daily tally in 19 months on Monday when only 110 cases were detected. The last time cases were lower than Monday's tally was on April 18, 2020, when 87 cases were detected.
BMC officials said the low tally could be due to the Monday effect, with fewer tests conducted on Sunday (26,307).
The BMC dashboard showed that only 5.6% of 16,939 Covid beds in the city are occupied.
State government officials said that with cases dropping and a rise in vaccination, people in the state seem to be dropping their guard and not following Covid-appropriate behaviour.
