MUMBAI: The city recorded its lowest daily death toll in 147 days as Covid-19 fatalities dropped to three on Tuesday. The city had recorded two deaths on March 9 this year when the second wave was yet to arrive.
The city continued to register fewer than 300 cases. On Tuesday, it added 291 fresh cases, taking the total tally to 7,35,657. Mumbai’s positivity rate was less than 1% and growth rate 0.04%. Intensivist Dr Rahul Pandit, a member of the state task force, said the city will have to continue the vigil with more relaxations being allowed. He added that deaths must be reviewed to see how many were among unvaccinated people.
After recording 4,869 cases on Monday due to the weekend effect, the state tally went up by 6,005 cases on Tuesday. The state reported 177 deaths, taking the overall toll to 1,33,215. The state’s cumulative case tally now stands at 63,21,068.
Of the 177 deaths on Tuesday, 78 were contributed by the Pune circle, including 31 in the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation area, the highest among districts and corporations. The second highest cohort of 27 deaths was from Satara district. Besides Pune, Ahmednagar recorded 14 deaths and 717 new cases, whereas Sangli recorded 10 deaths and 777 new cases, the highest among the districts.
Three districts registered over 500 daily cases — Pune 690, Solapur (rural) 544 and Satara 595. Health minister Rajesh Tope said though flood relief work is going on in western Maharashtra and Konkan areas, Covid-appropriate behaviour is a must for all and people should strictly adhere to the norms.
