NAVI MUMBAI: Though the number of fresh Covid cases increased marginally post-Ganesh festival, the NMMC area has witnessed zero death for 12 days in September, which resulted in the lowest monthly death toll in the last 17 months.
Only 27 Covid casualties have been reported in September, the lowest since April last year. The total death toll in NMMC jurisdiction now has reached 1,929, while 1.07 lakh people have tested Covid positive so far. September has witnessed a case fatality rate of 1.60%.
Barring April last year, the lowest monthly deaths since the pandemic struck in March 2020, were reported in January (35) and February (34) this year. With a surge in cases from March this year, 55 deaths were reported which later leaped to 194 in April, and 237 in May. With diminishing infectivity rate, the toll dropped to 145 in June, 80 in July and 70 in August.
Zero fatality was reported for the first time on September 6 after 7 months. The daily positive cases are now hovering between 50 and 70. The number of active cases too remained under 650, while the recovery rate has improved to 97.60%, which is the highest till date and better than the national average. NMMC officials said the number of daily tests is maintained in the range of 6,000-8,000, and the total tests done so far is over 18 lakhs.
“The average infectivity rate has dropped to 1.80% from over 2% a few weeks ago with zero mortality for 12 days in September itself. We are ready to face any eventuality. The situation is under control. We hope citizens follow safety protocol and help administration deal with the pandemic,” said an official.
