MUMBAI: The Monday effect was apparent again as the state registered only 569 cases -- barely 2% of the daily caseload during the second wave’s peak in April.
Only five deaths were registered in the update for Maharashtra that included two from Mumbai. The state had reported 5 deaths even last Monday.
In the financial capital, 160 cases were added on Monday, lower than the tally on Sunday (188) and Saturday (246). The total case tally in Mumbai since March 2020 is now 7.65 lakh and the toll is 16,359.
The daily positivity rate in the city was 0.5%, with roughly 31,000 tests conducted on Sunday as against the average of 40,000 in the last few days.
The number of sealed buildings has gone up to 13, but active cases continue to hover between 1,600 and 1,700 for the last couple of weeks.
State officials said nearly 80% of newly-detected cases are being treated in home isolation as they have mild symptoms.
